With a background in visual arts and philosophy, Mira Aluç slides her reader into intimate conversations, exploring tensions between people, objects, and spaces. Her debut novel Sprokkelaars (2025) is centred around questions of identity and social inequality, painting an intricate, layered portrait of untravelled roads and unmade decisions. Mira’s writing is subtle and emotionally nuanced. Drawing strength from understated gestures, her hummed whispers lay bare the quiet intimacy of making choices. Her extensive bibliography of essays and short stories covers a wide range of embodied experiences that weaves a complex web exploring modern city life.