`Fatih Ak n says of Selim Özdo an s new novel: If everyone read this book, the world would be a better place more considerate, more liveable, more tolerant. Believe him!
Brigitte magazine
`It has epic simplicity. Özdo an s language is plain, but it carries with it the author s sympathy with his characters, including the contradictory ones.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
`The book s muted poetry all the way to its quiet ending warms the soul like later summer wind gently stroking through hair.
Sächsische Zeitung
`The novel enchants its readers with the sincerity and love with which it assesses the weight of the simple things in life.
Fachdienst Germanistik
`A mature, light, wise book
kreuzer magazine