The Mute

Living on his own under a modest roof Sami makes a living as a mural painter One day he learns that his doting grandmother has passed away and left him a small chest full of calligraphy materials At first Sami rather dismisses the contents of the chest so much so that he even considers getting rid of them But then he meets Selma at the library where he has been commissioned to do a mural and the introduction marks a turning point for him Selma an attractive and dignified woman with the impeccable manners of an old Istanbul family once took up calligraphy herself With her guidance and encouragement Sami embarks on learning the practice of calligraphy He is helped in his endeavours by Esref Efendi a gifted but demanding oldgeneration calligrapher whose distaste for the present state of calligraphy has deterred him from taking on students for some time And the master is quick to steer Sami towards love