> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://otherwise.ghost.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# From Parisian ashes
- URL: https://otherwise.ghost.io/from-parisian-ashes-729/
- Published: 2025-08-23T09:37:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T13:43:45.000Z
- Description: A Kurdish Odyssey of memory, exile, and the unyielding spirit
- Author: Khaled Salih
- Tags: Podcast, #Migrated-1792244264359, #Import 2026-10-17 14:38

By Khaled Salih

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d6/2c/d62cdd13-a476-41c5-8f2c-29270c99d95d/content/images/2026/10/8e0c2c65-1e56-4947-ae8a-e87e94788ddf_1294x1942-heic.jpg)

Hiner Saleem’s latest novel, translated in Kurmanji as *EZ Û EZ. Jiyana min a piştî mirinê*(*Me and Me: My Life After Death*), is a tour de force of narrative innovation and profound emotional depth. Translated from French and published by Avesta in Istanbul in 2024, Saleem – a renowned filmmaker and author, celebrated for works like *Vodka Lemon* and *My Father’s Rifle* – invites readers into a post-mortem existence as experienced by his protagonist, Dilman Salim, whose consciousness resides within his own ashes. This audacious conceit elevates the novel beyond mere autobiography, transforming it into a philosophical meditation on identity, displacement, and the enduring human spirit.