Swallow Scream
№37104 Created: 10 October 2024
Genre:
Other
Binding:
solid
Author:
Ahmet Umit
Publishing house:
Yapi Kredi̇ Publications
Language:
Turkish
Committing murder does not make us human, but murderers. Taking pleasure in this feeling is primitive. The serial killer nicknamed Blind Man disappeared after committing twelve murders in 2012.
Blind Man, who chose his victims from among child molesters, started killing again. In an era where trust in justice has been replaced by a lynching culture, being seen as a secret hero turns him into a very big threat. Indeed, justice is too valuable for individuals to be tainted with their own methods.
The moment we realize our identity is the moment we writhe in the grip of pain.
Although Swallow Cry is a typical Ahmet Ümit novel with its meandering plot and fast tempo, it manages to gain a special place among the author's works with its sensitivity and responsiveness to social problems. Swallow Cry resists the agenda that changes at the speed of light; it screams out our bleeding wounds that we need to notice and take action to change.
I have betrayed myself for years to suppress that magnificent urge that is ready to wake up at any moment, to not return to the most innocent state of humanity, to its purest nature. I have deceived the whole world along with myself. I almost succeeded but they did not let me go, they started killing in my name.
That is why I came back.
Blind Man, who chose his victims from among child molesters, started killing again. In an era where trust in justice has been replaced by a lynching culture, being seen as a secret hero turns him into a very big threat. Indeed, justice is too valuable for individuals to be tainted with their own methods.
The moment we realize our identity is the moment we writhe in the grip of pain.
Although Swallow Cry is a typical Ahmet Ümit novel with its meandering plot and fast tempo, it manages to gain a special place among the author's works with its sensitivity and responsiveness to social problems. Swallow Cry resists the agenda that changes at the speed of light; it screams out our bleeding wounds that we need to notice and take action to change.
I have betrayed myself for years to suppress that magnificent urge that is ready to wake up at any moment, to not return to the most innocent state of humanity, to its purest nature. I have deceived the whole world along with myself. I almost succeeded but they did not let me go, they started killing in my name.
That is why I came back.
№37104 Created: 10 October 2024
