One night, in one of Istanbul’s suburbs, a mysterious being appears, dressed in sheets. Some say it is a ghoul, others say it is the devil’s image on earth: Gulyabani.But what is really scary in this story is not a ghost seen in the dark; it is the inner face of society, ignorance, superstition and the oppressive order designed to darken the lives of women.Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar skillfully satirizes the decayed structure of post-Tanzimat Ottoman society with his pen that both makes you laugh and think. Gulyabani is not just a horror story; it is a socio-cultural satire and a wake-up call from the pen of an intellectual.While women’s voices are silenced, while irrational superstitions shape lives, you will both laugh and face shame as you read about a woman taking her own destiny into her own hands and rebelling against this order.This novel is a dance of humor and social criticism, and “Gulyabani” is the shadowy figure of that dance.