Peyami Safa’s final novel, We Are Alone, is a masterpiece that elevates him to the peaks of not only Turkish but world literature through its profound psychological analysis and groundbreaking narrative style. Like many of Safa’s works, it explores the dualities of East and West, matter and spirit, and idealism and materialism. These themes are vividly portrayed through the members of a single family who, despite living under the same roof, possess vastly different temperaments and worldviews, painting a picture of a society in search of its soul.

The novel examines the friction between individual and social identities, particularly the alienation caused by rapid Westernization, which has birthed millions of "lonely" individuals within crowded cities. Distinguished by its extraordinary structure and the inclusion of "Simeranya"—a utopian country that exists as a meta-fictional element within the story—We Are Alone has remained one of the most read and cherished novels in Turkish literature for over half a century.