Lemon Rain

Emrah Öztürk made a name for himself by publishing his stories in Varlik, Kitap-lik, Dünyanin Öyküsü and Sarniç Öykü magazines. Now he takes the first step of his story adventure with Lemon Rain. First books are always greeted with interest and curiosity, but mostly with tolerance. But Lemon Rain deserves this attention with the stories it contains and the shining pen of its author. Indeed, we are faced with a mastery rarely seen in the first books. Striking stories, a unique world, a vibrant language. A narrative reminiscent of Onat Kutlar, the people we meet in Vüs'at O. Bener, a writer neighboring Yalçin Tosun. Emrah Öztürk is a fresh blood in the story line that is gradually swelling in Turkish today.

"I have now been promoted to sergeant!" says my father. My mother is happy, but I start crying as soon as I hear it. "My father's name is Mehmet!" I say, "I don't want it, no sergeant!" It's such an ugly word that takes my father away from me and makes him distant from me, that the more I hear it the more I cry.

Sergeant!

It's as if this word will drag my father away from our home, it won't make him my father anymore, his color, It will change its smell and turn it into a completely different stranger and I will be left alone with my mother and sister. His chair at the dinner table, his chair in the living room, his footsteps in the courtyard will disappear. A void, a hole will be created in the house.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 128

Print Year: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Yapı Kredi Publications

Ilk Year of Printing: 2014

Language: Turkish