Rüzgarlara Söyleyen

I, Jose Antonio Maria Vaz, stand on a sunburnt, red-tinged adobe roof on this humid, sweltering night, waiting for the end of the world. I am dirty, I have a fever, and the tattered rags that were to be my clothes are falling off my skinny body as if I were running away in a mad manner... I, Jose Antonio Maria Vaz, a lonely man on a rooftop under the stars of the tropical sky, have a story to tell..."

It is the story of ten-year-old Nelio, who left his village burned by bandits and mixed with thousands of street children in the city, in nine days, told to the winds by Antonio Maria Vaz.

Nascimento, who struggles with his monsters day and night, Mandioca who grows vegetables in his trouser pockets, Pecado who has run away from home, Tristeza who dreams of establishing a bank despite his slow head, Nelio, the "wise" street kid who tries to hold on to life with his gang consisting of one-armed Alfredo Bomba and albino Deolinda. ...

Swedish author Henning Mankell, known mostly for his detective novels, presents a slice of the fairytale but harsh reality of his second homeland, the African continent, in this sad childhood comedy.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 216

Year of Print: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Metis Publishing

First Printing Year: 2005

Number of Pages: 216

Language: Turkish