My Name is Red: Chapter 39 Summary & Analysis

Esther enjoys the experience of being among the crowd at Enishte’s funeral. At Enishte’s house, she asks Hayrire to pour her a glass of water and mentions that there is a rumor that Enishte was dead before Shekure’s wedding. Shekure arrives and confesses that she is anxious that she made the wrong decision. She claims that she and the boys will not be at peace until Enishte’s murderer is captured. Esther goes to visit Kabilye, the widow of Elegant, who has not visited Shekure to express condolences in the wake of Enishte’s death. Kabilye disapproved of Elegant’s work on the book and believes that he was murdered as a result of his involvement with it. Esther points out that she and Shekure are united in grief and that Elegant and Enishte were likely murdered by the same person. Kabilye gives Esther a piece of paper which contains several rough sketches of horses, explaining it was found on Elegant’s person when his body was discovered. She points out that Elegant was a gilder, not an illustrator, and that if Shekure wants to see the horses she must come in person.