Mavisel Yener & Aytül Akal
A gripping novel on the Found in Translation list.
The Skeleton in the Lost Library is an adventure story that begins in the world-famous historical Library of Selsus, in the ancient city of Ephesus. Statues symbolizing “Reason”, “Fate”, “Knowledge”, and “Virtue”… The papyrus that confuses minds… Strangeness in the abyss… A lost bookshelf… All of these come together to create a novel you won’t be able to put down.
KEY NOTES:
• Mavisel Yener, one of the authors of the book, won the 2003 Tudem Literature Award 1st place prize. She was also nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018, and was Turkey’s nominee for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) in both 2022 and 2023.
• Aytül Akal, the other author of the book, was nominated for the ALMA as Turkey’s candidate in 2010, 2020, and 2021, and for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2026.
Themes: Legends, Ethics, Cultural Values, Adventure, History and Civilization
8+, 176 pages, 15×21 cm