There is a strange in my mind

Author's name: Orhan Pamukdar Publisher: Dar Al-Mada for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2017 Literary classification: Novel Brief about the book: In the four decades between 1969 and 2012, "Mulood" worked in various jobs on the streets of Istanbul; from selling yogurt and cooked rice to guarding a parking lot. Mulood observes people in their various shapes and personalities passing through the streets, witnesses the destruction and rebuilding of the city, and sees migrants from Anatolia making wealth. At the same time, he witnesses every important turning point in the city's history; from political conflicts and military coups shaping the country. Mulood always wonders what distinguishes him from others, about the source of the oddity that nests in his mind, but he does not stop selling ice cream on winter nights and tries to understand who his beloved is. What matters more in love: what we wish for, or what fate hides from us? Do our choices impose happiness, or misery, or are all these things determined by greater forces than us? The novel "Oddity in My Mind" tries to answer these questions as it depicts the tension between urban life and family life, and the anger and helplessness of women inside their homes.