Samipaşazade Sezai’s Little Things stands as a cornerstone of Turkish literature, a delicate yet groundbreaking work that ushered in the dawn of modern storytelling. Chosen as Arky Digital Publishing’s inaugural translated release, this collection—first unveiled in 1891—brings the artistry of Western short fiction to Turkish soil, weaving a timeless tapestry of human experience. The original book opens with a preface, followed by six original tales, and a later addition, the poignant prose-poem “An Epitaph in Stone.” The stories—“Who Is This Great Man?”, “Nothing,” “Cats,” “A Century for Two Hundred and Fifty Kuruş,” “Wedding,” and “Pantomime”—form the beating heart of this work.
