It is exactly her. She used to hide her story from her kin. Was the voice hers, or merely hallucinations accompanied by the fear of death? The matter is terrifying if the voice came from above a grave and was directed solely at him. He was the only one who heard it. Why else wouldn't anyone else be affected by what she said? A speaking death or a deadly silence? A silence that detached after dwelling in her soul for ages, casting its mantle anew, and returning more lethal than the woman's revelations. A silence that summarizes his daily life and cuts the comfort of his days. The old woman always sat in a nearby alley, yet no one knew she was Jafra. Why did she choose now to boast after her death about her identity? And why did she call him specifically, sharing her words with no other being?

Publishing house: Dar Al-Farabi for Publishing and Distribution

Number of Pages: 208

Year of publication: 2010