Welcome to the official blog for Evren Sener. Here you will see the information about the published books.
( Cover design by Eren Sogukpinar)
Alice and the Journey of the Caterpillar
This short book is for children and people who are willing to know more about the metamorphosis of a caterpillar that turns it into a butterfly. Continuing the story of Lewis Carroll, all the scientific information is blended into a sweet story. Are you willing to make this journey with the caterpillar?
The Spiral Library series
The Spiral Library- The Sucessor (Volume I)
An ancient, mysterious library,
housing books with a secret mission, overlooks and defends the surrounding
city. The Chief Librarian, a wise master, protects the Spiral Library from
attacks by Kal, a treacherous and eternal enemy determined to conquer it.
Soe’s mornings change from routine to awakening with memories of strange nightmares. She tries to defeat them by seeking good advice from the Chief Librarian, by ignoring them, or with medicines. They do not leave her till they deliver a message; an invitation from the most unusual person for the most unusual reason…
Her experiences will take her to unknown lands and make her question her self-confidence and decision-making. This time Soe is left all alone without the help and advice of the Chief Librarian to defend the library against its arch enemy, Kal.
While not only her life but others’ lives that are dependent on her are at risk, she does not hesitate to dive into adventure and face danger even when she has to stand against a fierce red dragon.
We will follow Soe’s story as she visits an underground palace in the desert and travels beyond the gates of the rising the sun. Her adventurous journey makes us question our perception of reality in a page-turning thriller of non-stop action.
Note: This book is written neither in novel nor in play format but something in between that we are calling a “play-novel.”
Mevlana is his popular name known in the land where he lived and died in Konya-Turkey. However he is known as Rumi more popularly in the English-speaking world. He lived in the 13th century,between 1207 – 1273. The day he died is known by all in the Sufi world as Sheb-iArus, the wedding night, the night he met his beloved god. It is a well-known legend that he said these words:
Rumi had many titles such as poet, jurist and theologian but he is most well-known as being a Sufi mystic. In the Sufi world it is also known that he became who he is after being the disciple of Sems-I Tebrizi, another famous Sufi mystic. Rumi was a well-educated and a learned scholar loved by all but after meeting Sems he went through a change by letting go of all he had learned and then tasting the real love of God.This is the basis of Sufism. This ecstatic love turned him from an accomplished teacher and jurist into an ascetic. Rumi believed love and longing for God is the only path for reaching God. For true seekers of God, love is their only religion.
His works advocate unlimited tolerance, positive reasoning, goodness, charity and awareness through love. For him, all religions have the same value and he looks with the same eye on Muslim, Jew and Christian alike. His peaceful and tolerant teaching has appealed to people of all sects and creeds.
With his works and life style Rumi tried to spread the idea that people of all religions and backgrounds can live together in peace and harmony. His visions, words, and life teach us how to reach inner peace and happiness so we can finally stop the continual stream of hostility and hatred and achieve true global peace and harmony.
His poetry is often divided into various categories: the quatrains (rubayāt) and odes (ghazal) of the Divan, the six books of the Masnavi. The prose works are divided into The Discourses, The Letters, and the Seven Sermons.
Masnavi, which is the source for this selection of work, weaves fables, scenes from everyday life, Qur'anic revelations and exegesis, anecdotes and stories full of secrets of liberation of the soul and enlightenment.
Nasreddin Hoja Stories
The great Turkish mystic Nasreddin Hoja is known with his several funny jokes which teaches sincerity, patience, tolerance and persistence. His jokes are never rude or ugly and hurt no one. He tries to light the world with his advices and teachings. He is sharp and repartee but naïve as well. He is never pessimist but an optimist. He has a cheerful nature and he is a typical affectionate father figure of Anatolia. With his wisdom he shows how to get over the challenges and the path to the ones who are lost and in trouble. He makes them think as well as he enlightens them.
Nasreddin Hoja is the contemporary of Rumi. They even leaved in the same region in Turkey. He was born in a village of Sivrihisar, a town in Turkey. His actual birth date is not known. It is known that after he studied in a madrasa in Sivrihisar, he moved to Aksehir, another city in Turkey, in 1237 and lived there till the end of his life. He sometimes lived his life as a scholar, judge and as an imam. His wife, his son, kids of the neighbors, artisans, mullahs, villagers, thieves and his donkey are the main characters of his jokes.
In this selection famous jokes of Nasreddin Hoja which are told from generations to generations are translated from Turkish to English. The published Nasreddin Hoca joke books which were the used resource for this translation are a mere collection of these known stories so there are no volumes of books as well. There is no written manuscript by Nasreddin Hoja himself or anyone else but people around him kept his stories till present time and made him live for centuries. He is still known, respected and loved in Turkey as if he is still alive.
One morning the library’s long-silent
“Golden Gong” sounds. It is announced that the last two Chief Librarian
successors have disappeared without a trace and a new candidate must be
selected. Without a new Chief Librarian, the line of librarians will be broken
and all will be defenseless.
No one explains or questions this
crisis except one girl, Soe. Unexpectedly she is chosen as a last-chance
successor candidate. Under the shadow of anger and mistrust she
is forcibly taken to the library.
To be purified and prepared to serve,
Soe must undergo 12 nights of trial that test her core values and strengths.
This intense training is overshadowed by her clandestine attempts to find the
lost successors – her boyfriend and her twin brother, while under constant
attack by Kal acting in partnership with her greatest enemy. Soe has plans but
life has other plans.
Soe’s adventuresome spirit takes her on a
wild ride, magnetizing her curiosity, dare-devil spontaneity, keen reasoning
skills, and pulling her into scenes that bring out the best and worst in her.
Accompany Soe as she drives a chariot pulled by “fire horses,” shifts her shape
while escaping an enchanted forest, drinks potions supplied by a 200-year-old
young man, and discovers a great truth through love and sacrifice.
The Spiral Library is a page-turning
thriller full of non-stop action. Within the story’s plot is a natural wisdom
that mirrors questions such as, “Are we living in an illusion?” and “Just who
is the enemy?” All of this lies hidden
in the most unusual library one could ever imagine.
The Spiral Library - The Oracle (Volume 2)
(cover design by Eren Sogukpinar)
The Oracle is the second book in The Spiral Library series.
After being elected as the successor to the Chief Librarian, Soe continues her training in the library. Now, being 16 years old, more mature and more experienced, the young successor gets used to the role she has been put in. However, things are about to get rocky as Soe explores the forbidden books within the Spiral Library. Everything will take a twist that no one other than Soe is able to stop.
After being elected as the successor to the Chief Librarian, Soe continues her training in the library. Now, being 16 years old, more mature and more experienced, the young successor gets used to the role she has been put in. However, things are about to get rocky as Soe explores the forbidden books within the Spiral Library. Everything will take a twist that no one other than Soe is able to stop.
Soe’s mornings change from routine to awakening with memories of strange nightmares. She tries to defeat them by seeking good advice from the Chief Librarian, by ignoring them, or with medicines. They do not leave her till they deliver a message; an invitation from the most unusual person for the most unusual reason…
Her experiences will take her to unknown lands and make her question her self-confidence and decision-making. This time Soe is left all alone without the help and advice of the Chief Librarian to defend the library against its arch enemy, Kal.
While not only her life but others’ lives that are dependent on her are at risk, she does not hesitate to dive into adventure and face danger even when she has to stand against a fierce red dragon.
We will follow Soe’s story as she visits an underground palace in the desert and travels beyond the gates of the rising the sun. Her adventurous journey makes us question our perception of reality in a page-turning thriller of non-stop action.
Note: This book is written neither in novel nor in play format but something in between that we are calling a “play-novel.”
Tales from Masnavi of Rumi
Mevlana is his popular name known in the land where he lived and died in Konya-Turkey. However he is known as Rumi more popularly in the English-speaking world. He lived in the 13th century,between 1207 – 1273. The day he died is known by all in the Sufi world as Sheb-iArus, the wedding night, the night he met his beloved god. It is a well-known legend that he said these words:
“Do not cry after me.
Tonight it is my wedding
night.
I am going to the beloved.”
Rumi had many titles such as poet, jurist and theologian but he is most well-known as being a Sufi mystic. In the Sufi world it is also known that he became who he is after being the disciple of Sems-I Tebrizi, another famous Sufi mystic. Rumi was a well-educated and a learned scholar loved by all but after meeting Sems he went through a change by letting go of all he had learned and then tasting the real love of God.This is the basis of Sufism. This ecstatic love turned him from an accomplished teacher and jurist into an ascetic. Rumi believed love and longing for God is the only path for reaching God. For true seekers of God, love is their only religion.
The truth and love vibrating through his work made him
heard by people all around the world over the past seven centuries. His
teachings are so universal that his poems can be heard in churches, synagogues,
Zen monasteries, and in art/performance/music scenes.Rumi's works are
originally written in Persian and have been translated into several languages.
In 2007, he was described as ”The most popular poet in America.”
His works advocate unlimited tolerance, positive reasoning, goodness, charity and awareness through love. For him, all religions have the same value and he looks with the same eye on Muslim, Jew and Christian alike. His peaceful and tolerant teaching has appealed to people of all sects and creeds.
With his works and life style Rumi tried to spread the idea that people of all religions and backgrounds can live together in peace and harmony. His visions, words, and life teach us how to reach inner peace and happiness so we can finally stop the continual stream of hostility and hatred and achieve true global peace and harmony.
His poetry is often divided into various categories: the quatrains (rubayāt) and odes (ghazal) of the Divan, the six books of the Masnavi. The prose works are divided into The Discourses, The Letters, and the Seven Sermons.
Masnavi, which is the source for this selection of work, weaves fables, scenes from everyday life, Qur'anic revelations and exegesis, anecdotes and stories full of secrets of liberation of the soul and enlightenment.
Nasreddin Hoja Stories
The great Turkish mystic Nasreddin Hoja is known with his several funny jokes which teaches sincerity, patience, tolerance and persistence. His jokes are never rude or ugly and hurt no one. He tries to light the world with his advices and teachings. He is sharp and repartee but naïve as well. He is never pessimist but an optimist. He has a cheerful nature and he is a typical affectionate father figure of Anatolia. With his wisdom he shows how to get over the challenges and the path to the ones who are lost and in trouble. He makes them think as well as he enlightens them.
Nasreddin Hoja is the contemporary of Rumi. They even leaved in the same region in Turkey. He was born in a village of Sivrihisar, a town in Turkey. His actual birth date is not known. It is known that after he studied in a madrasa in Sivrihisar, he moved to Aksehir, another city in Turkey, in 1237 and lived there till the end of his life. He sometimes lived his life as a scholar, judge and as an imam. His wife, his son, kids of the neighbors, artisans, mullahs, villagers, thieves and his donkey are the main characters of his jokes.
In this selection famous jokes of Nasreddin Hoja which are told from generations to generations are translated from Turkish to English. The published Nasreddin Hoca joke books which were the used resource for this translation are a mere collection of these known stories so there are no volumes of books as well. There is no written manuscript by Nasreddin Hoja himself or anyone else but people around him kept his stories till present time and made him live for centuries. He is still known, respected and loved in Turkey as if he is still alive.
This short book is for children and people who are willing to know more about the metamorphosis of a caterpillar that turns it into a butterfly. Continuing the story of Lewis Carroll, all the scientific information is blended into a sweet story. Are you willing to make this journey with the caterpillar?
