The Cry of the Dowry

Author: Amir Tag Elsir

In the "Kourak" council, Adam Nazar publicly declares his desire, shouting, "I want to be an old father," while the cries of his father, a drum maker, still echo in his memory, expressing his wish to perform the Hajj pilgrimage – a wish his father repeated until his death without ever achieving it. The Sultan accuses Adam of foul language and disrespecting authorities, and sends him to be a eunuch, serving his masters alongside other eunuchs. In a sultanate founded on autocratic rule, intrigues are never absent. But what role awaits Adam Nazar after he becomes the Sultan's close servant? An epic novel where reality blends with myth and magic, it recounts the role of authority in Third World countries, its impact on the individual, and its constant reliance on fabricated wars to justify its oppression of its people.