The Silent Archives
A transposition of The Picture of Dorian Gray to late 19th-century Ottoman Turkey — a time of imperial decline, cultural effervescence, and moral fractures.
Publiée le 24 janvier 2026
Zehra, the calligrapher, would not have copied only love poems.
Publiée le 17 février 2026
A former harem servant, now a mirror merchant in Istanbul, receives an object adorned with an inscription in secret script. This mirror belonged to her mistress, who vanished without a trace. Each reflection seems to whisper a fragment of truth to her. To understand what happened, she must decode the engraved symbols… and confront those who want the past buried.
Publiée le 21 février 2026
In the darkened alleyways of Constantinople, as the Ottoman Empire breathes its last, a young woman watches a shadow puppet show… and recognizes her own life projected onto a white sheet.
Publiée le 03 mars 2026
What more fitting conclusion for *The Silent Archives* than this shift where writing itself becomes archive? The empire fades away, the letters transform, but the voice persists — from one alphabet to another.
Publiée le 08 mars 2026