NUMB is a literary novel that explores emotional emptiness without romanticizing modern relationships.
Kudret Tuna is a man shaped by abandonment, silence, and unspoken truths. Raised in a loving home yet marked by a past he did not choose, he grows up carrying a loneliness that never fully leaves him. When the illusion of happiness collapses, Kudret is forced to confront the weight of family secrets, lost love, and the quiet violence of emotional neglect.
At the heart of the novel lies a deep, unbalanced bond with Atiye?his closest friend, his unspoken love, and the one person he can never fully reach. As Kudret drifts between memory, desire, and loss, NUMB asks a painful question:
Are we victims of what we live through, or are we suffering because we choose silence?
Through themes of emotional deprivation, identity, masculinity, and unfulfilled love, NUMB offers an intimate portrait of a man slowly losing his voice in a world that never taught him how to speak.
This is not a comforting love story.
It is a quiet confrontation.