exposing structural violence; A look at the shocking novel "The Sinner" Iran: The novel "The Sinner" (The Law of Lines) by Hee-young Pyun, by connecting three parallel narrative lines, shows how a wrong decision, a lie or a simple debt can lead people to a quagmire of destruction and disaster. In this fictional world, debt is not only an individual challenge, but an inevitable fate and a structural chain that destroys self-esteem, human relationships and the core of families. The novel is a brilliant metaphor for the "law of lines"; A network where no one is completely innocent and no one is completely guilty, and all characters appear in the role of victim and perpetrator of violence at the same time. Read the full text here.

exposing structural violence; A look at the shocking novel "The Sinner" Iran: The novel "The Sinner" (The Law of Lines) by Hee-young Pyun, by connecting three parallel narrative lines, shows how a wrong decision, a lie or a simple debt can lead people to a quagmire of destruction and disaster. In this fictional world, debt is not only an individual challenge, but an inevitable fate and a structural chain that destroys self-esteem, human relationships and the core of families. The novel is a brilliant metaphor for the "law of lines"; A network where no one is completely innocent and no one is completely guilty, and all characters appear in the role of victim and perpetrator of violence at the same time. Read the full text here.