The Anthropologists by Aysegül Savas

The Anthropologists follows Asya and Manu, a young expat couple, as they search for an apartment to buy in an unnamed foreign city. Asya, a documentary filmmaker, observes the local neighborhood rituals through an anthropological lens to understand how communities form. While building a private world with a small circle of friends, they navigate the bittersweet distance from their aging families back home. The novel is a quiet, lyrical meditation on long-term partnership, immigration, and the deliberate daily rituals required to turn an unfamiliar space into a permanent home.