The Woman Who Stole Satie Athens, Greece, 2014. Simos, an architect and musician, keeps having inexplicable recurring dreams that confuse and haunt him. Paris, France, 1894. Madeleine Durant is sharing Erik Satie’s bed. But he is distant and does not love her. When two people, from different centuries, become oddly intertwined, life becomes a mystery. What do …
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Fishtail Mountain
Dorje, a ten year old Tibetan boy living in Kathmandu, loves flying kites. He makes a kite to impress his father but it is faulty and will not fly. Disappointed by his lack of skill, Dorje wants to throw the kite away. Then a tiny face appears in it and begins to utter mysterious words. …
The Perplexing Case of Seraphim Karalis
The Perplexing Case of Seraphim Karalis Early 1900s. Seraphim, a man in his early-20s, is living on the island of Pringipos, earning his living as a gravedigger. He is a quiet and simple man. His only friends are the tavern owner’s son and the island’s doctor. He leads a rather solitary life, one plagued with …
Ané
Ané I was born one cold November night. The snowflakes swirled hurriedly for most of the day and, by nightfall, everything was covered in white.’ From the safety of old age, Ané, the daughter of Sultan Mahmut II, begins unfolding her life story at the prompting of her inquisitive granddaughter, Mihrişah. Living in Istanbul in …