A young man walks into a dark room. He walks across the room and sits down on a chair. He remains seated, while moving his upper body and looks around, without being able to see properly in the dark. A woman who is slightly younger than him sees him as he crosses the floor, and recognizes him. She has met him before, already as a child.

Can He Say: Stay consists of a stream of repetitions and a careful selection of details which slowly expands. The perception of the room, as well as of the relationship between him and her, is constantly adjusted. It’s a compact novel about the how the gaze shapes memory and the mind of a child.