Heart of Gravel (works by Gurna)
by H
About This Novel
Gurner, the 2021 Nobel Prize winner, pays tribute to Shakespeare's work. I can't go back to my hometown, and I can't leave this city behind. Where is my home? Ordinary people who are helpless in turbulent times have nothing but their broken hearts. The protagonist Selim lives with his parents and uncle Amir in a house full of secrets. One day, Selim's father moved out of the house, but his mother kept silent about it, and then started a new family with a strange man. Selim cannot understand his father's choice and is ashamed of his silence. After graduating from high school, Selim was taken to London by his uncle who became a senior diplomat. However, the noise and coldness of this city left him at a loss and he could only survive in endless loneliness. After his mother's death, Selim returns to his hometown to try to unearth the secrets that are tearing his family apart. Eventually he had to face the pain of those closest to him, and the truth nearly destroyed him.
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