Goodreads asked Umut Orhan:

What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Umut Orhan I still remember the day during a holiday in Antalya when I first learned that Santa Claus was actually inspired by Saint Nicholas, who once lived there. For hours, I couldn’t stop wondering how those reindeer could possibly fly. Later, while hiking in the famous Taurus Mountains, I suddenly locked eyes with a deer. Of course, it fled—but no one ever believed me when I said I had really seen it. That same day, just as our trip was supposed to end, the hotel apologized for a mishap from the day before and offered us one more night free of charge. I’ve always carried a quiet suspicion about why that happened. If I were to write a novel about a mystery from my own life, it would be about that strange day I never fully understood.

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