The novel tells the story of two teenager gay boys with polar characteristics drawn into each other, forming an intense friendship in milieu of man-dominated, materialistic, and oppressive pressures.

The novel was translated in English by Ruth Whitehouse and published in the Las Vegas, United States in 2012.

Ramazan is a charmer, the school master's favorite, the clown among the boys, and the only one with a real handle on things outside the orphanage's walls.

What happens next is both tragic and beautiful, a testament to love finding its way even among the least visible citizens on Turkey's mean streets.

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