Sunay Akın, the precious shipwrecks of our history—their ships, poets, travelers, lovers, and so on—seem to bring them ashore in the stories he writes, with a style that envelops and captivates the reader. While reading this book, you might not even notice the tolling bells, the scurrying, shouting mice in their haste, or even the waves wetting your feet…

There is no need to panic; this ship will never sink!..

"The students of the Naval High School located on Heybeliada line up on the pier every morning amidst the cries of seagulls. At the very back of the tall boys on the right of the company stands Orphan Orhan, who came from Darüşşafaka. In front of him is Niyazi, the son of an officer who fell as a martyr on the front. In front of Niyazi is someone well-known: the nephew of the Ottoman Sultan, Prince Vahit... And in the front row, Nazım Hikmet is looking at the Yavuz Sultan Selim cruiser, anchored in the bay where the school's port is located, whose portrait he once painted..."