The Weight of Conscience - Softcover

AKAY, Fatih

 
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Synopsis

THE WEIGHT OF CONSCIENCE – Fatih Akay

In the snow-covered streets of 19th-century Russia, footsteps echo—but so do the whispers of conscience.

Exiled academic Mikhail Andreyevich accepts a mysterious commission to authenticate an ancient Byzantine manuscript. What begins as a scholarly task soon reveals itself as a moral crucible, where truth becomes a weapon and silence a form of betrayal.

Torn between duty to his family and loyalty to the truth, Mikhail must navigate a maze of ideology, integrity, and fear. As he delves deeper, the lines between history and present, between personal and political, begin to blur.

When should a man of reason remain silent? And what does it truly cost to speak?
Is conscience a guide—or a burden too heavy to bear?

A powerful novel by Fatih Akay that echoes the psychological depth and philosophical weight of Dostoevsky, exploring the timeless battle between truth and survival.

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