Aysegul Savas Books

"After her mother's death, Nunu moves from Istanbul to a small apartment in Paris. One day outside of a bookstore, she meets M., an older British writer whose novels about Istanbul Nunu has always admired. They find themselves walking the streets of Paris and talking late into the night. What follows is an unusual friendship of eccentric correspondence and long walks around the city. M. is working on a new novel set in Turkey and Nunu tells him about her family, hoping to impress and inspire him. She recounts the idyllic landscapes of her past, mythical family meals, and her elaborate childhood games. As she does so, she also begins to confront her mother's silence and anger, her father's death, and the growing unrest in Istanbul. Their intimacy deepens, so does Nunu's fear of revealing too much to M. and of giving too much of herself and her Istanbul away. Most of all, she fears that she will have to face her own guilt about her mother and the narratives she's told to protect herself from her memories"--Provided by publisher

One day, Agnes arrives in the city and settles into the upstairs studio. In their meetings on the stairs, in the studio, at the corner cafe, the kitchen at dawn, Agnes tells stories of her youth, her family, her marriage, and ideas for her art - which is always just about to be created.

Set against the backdrop of apartment viewings in a foreign city, the narrative explores themes of home, love, and cultural identity through the eyes of Asya and Manu. Asya, a documentary filmmaker, seeks to understand the local customs while grappling with her family's expectations from afar. Their journey reflects the tension between building a new life together and the pull of their pasts. The story is imbued with warmth, humor, and a poignant examination of the rituals they must create for themselves amidst the complexities of modern relationships.

Istanbul – Paris: Von einer ungewöhnlichen Freundschaft und davon, an unerwarteten Orten ein Zuhause zu finden. Nunu bezieht ein kleines Appartement in der Nähe des Gare du Nord in Paris, hat Istanbul verlassen. Die ersten Wochen sind geprägt von Schwermut und Veränderung, doch die unverhoffte Begegnung mit ihrem Lieblingsschriftsteller M. lässt eine zarte, besondere Freundschaft entstehen. Entlang der Seine, vertieft in ihre Gespräche, durchlaufen sie Paris – ihre stete Begleitung ist eine Sehnsucht, die sie beide spüren, aber nicht benennen können. Sie teilen ihre Erinnerungen an die gemeinsame Heimat Istanbul, doch nicht nur schöne werden geweckt. Mit der immer stärker werdenden Verbundenheit zu M. wächst auch Nunus Angst, zu viel preiszugeben.