CONSULTING · TRAINING · COACHING
Sergeant Irina, the first book written by Tarık Mete Aytekin at a young age, centres on young Irina, who volunteers to join the army during the Second World War.
When introducing the book, we should consider both the wartime setting and the story of a person trying to prove herself within it. An interest in history becoming a fictional world makes a young writer’s effort visible.
Turning an idea into a completed work
What impressed me about this book, written by Tarık Mete during his high-school years, was the desire to write becoming a finished work. Thinking, starting, continuing and finishing are different things. Each requires its own effort.
A book does not affect every reader in the same way. Even so, helping a reader ask a new question or find the courage to write their own story is meaningful.
I wish Tarık Mete Aytekin every success and look forward to seeing his new works.
