The journalist Defne Kaman is being prosecuted for her article Why Not NuclearEnergy? In Kayseri, where the trial is being held, Defne Kaman is joined by Turkey`srenowned environmental lawyers, journalists, animal and environmental rights activistsand NGO representatives. The day Defne Kaman arrives in Kayseri a bustmysteriously disappears the city center. It is the bust of Gevher Nesibe, a femaleSeljuk sultan who, in 13th Century Kayseri, built one of the world`s first medicalschools, as well as a hospital that treated patients with music. Following a surprisedevelopment on the morning of the trial Defne Kaman also vanishes. Her friends head to Cappadocia, on a tip that the journalist has been spotted on a hot air balloonthere.Buket Uzuner`s character, Defne Kaman, the female journalist who defends theposition that the natural disasters caused by climate change can be prevented throughsustainable clean energy and who is a supporter of animal, children`s, women`s andenvironmental rights, leaves a mark on literature. The author invites the reader toremember the essence of our thousands of years old ancient Shamanic tradition whichregards humans as equal to all other living beings in nature.Buket Uzuner`s Air is a striking climate-fiction novel that brings backrespiration to our biotically off kilter planet.Serpil Opperman President, EASLCE (European Association for the Study ofLiterature, Culture and Environment) Like an eco-shaman, in her Nature Quartet novels, Buket Uzuner embarks on ajourney to reconcile our daily existence with our perception of the world around us,making use of Anatolian culture, mythology and history in the process.Pinar Batur, Vassar College, USAUfuk Ozdag, Hacettepe University