10 minutes and 39 seconds in this strange world

Author's name: Elif Shafakdar Publisher: Dar Al-Adab for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2023 Literary classification: Novel Brief about the book: I wonder, what would happen if the human mind remains active for a few precious minutes, shortly after the moment of death? Ten minutes, and thirty-eight seconds, specifically… All the moments that followed Leyla’s death carried with them a different sensory memory: the taste of goat meat stew with spices; the scene of pots with a mixture of lemon and boiling sugar; and the smell of the overpowering coffee that Leyla shared with a handsome student. And every memory also brought to mind the friends she knew at every pivotal moment of her life – those friends who are now exerting all their strength to find her. With enthusiasm and passion, Shafak is keen to dismantle and solve barriers, whether racial, national, gender, geographic, or spiritual.