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Küçük Adamın Romanı #4

by Orhan Kemal, Στέλλα Χρηστίδου (Translator)

Toplumu en iyi anlatan yazarlarimizdan olan Orhan Kemal, kitaplarinda bireyin yasamini da hicbir zaman gozden kacirmamistir. Baba Evi ve Avare Yillar'in devami niteliginde olan Dunya Evi de, kimi zaman celiskilere dusse de her zaman toplumsal olanla bicimlenen, ancak bireysel olani goz ardi etmeyen, insani yasamin gercekligi icinde ele alan bir roman. Usta bir yazarin kaleminden, umuttan ve aydinliktan asla vazgecmeyen bir roman...Sayfa 256Baski 2010 Everest Yayinlari

Genres: Turkish Literature

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1958

About the author

Orhan Kemal, (Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü) writer of short stories and novels was born in Adana in 1914 and died in Sofia in 1970. His father, Abdülkadir Kemali, was an MP from Kastamonu during the first term parliament of the Turkish Republic. Abdülkadir Kemali, a lawyer by profession, established The Ahali Party which was dissolved causing its founder to have to flee to Syria. In order to accompany his father, Orhan Kemal had to miss his final year of secondary school. Orhan Kemal stayed in Syria for a year, returning to Adana in 1932. He worked as a laborer, weaver and clerk in cotton gin mills. During his military service he was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for his political opinions. Bursa prison became a turning point in his life and art work as he met Nazım Hikmet who greatly influenced him. On his release in 1943, Orhan Kemal, moved to Istanbul (1951), where he worked as a labourer, a vegetable transporter and then as a clerk for the Tuberculosis Foundation.From 1950 onwards he tried to live upon the income gained from writing. Orhan Kemal died in Bulgaria. His body was returned to Turkey and buried in Zincirlikuyu cemetery.

Kemal’s first poem was published in Yedigün under the name of Raşit Kemal (Duvarlar 25.04.1939) Further poems written under the same pen name are Yedigün and Yeni Mecmua 1940. On meeting Nazım Hikmet, Kemal wrote under the name of “Orhan Raşit” (Yeni Edebiyat 1941) Impressed by Nazım Hikmet, Kemal concentrated on stories as opposed to poems. His first story, “Bir Yılbaşı Macerası”, being published in 1941. In 1942 he adopted the name Orhan Kemal when writing stories and poems in Yürüyüş. He found fame through stories in Varlık in 1944, his first collection of short stories “Ekmek Kavgası”, and first novel “Baba Evi”, was published in 1949. Early works depicted characters form the immigrant quarters of Adana Kemal described the social structure, worker employer relationships and the daily struggles of petty people from industrialised Turkey. He aimed to present an optimistic view through the heros of his stories. He never changed his simple exposition and thus became one of the most skilful names of Turkish stories and novels. He also wrote film scripts and a play called “İspinozlar”. Dramatisations have been made of “72.Koğuş”, “Murtaza”, “Eskici Dükkanı”, “Kardeş Payı”. After his death a novel award was arranged in his name (1971).

Reviews

[Gülce]

Çok güzeldi amaaaa.... Sonu.... D-devamı yok mu?..

[Varlık Özerciyes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yine büyük bir keyifle okuduğum Orhan Kemal Klasiği. Içerisinde pek çok psikolojik manzaranın yer aldığı, toplum karakter dalgalanmalarının sıklıkla gözlemlendiği, çıkmazda olan bir insanın yapabileceği pek çok hatayı barındıran, yer yer Suç ve Cezadan duygular taşıyan keyifli bir kitap. Kitap serinin dördüncü kitabı Cemile'nin devamı gibi değerlendirilebilir.

[Berna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Orhan Kemal'in yazımını çok seviyorum, çok doğal ve sürükleyici. Bu kitapta karakterler ve birbirleriyle olan etkileşimleri de gayet güzel anlatılmış.

[Konstantina Oikonomou · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ιστορία που σε κάνει να σκεφτείς "εγώ τι θα έκανα στη θέση του". ένας άνθρωπος βαθιά ηθικός, στέκεται στο ύψος του με αξιοπρέπεια και τιμάει την οικογένειά του και τον εαυτό του, με κόστος την διαβίωσή του. Όχι μια συγκλονιστική ιστορία, αλλά ένα ευχάριστο ανάγνωσμα που κινητοποιεί τη σκέψη μας. Θα το πρότεινα γιατί τώρα βρισκόμαστε πάλι σε δύσκολους καιρούς και αξίζει να σκεφτούμε αλήθεια, εμείς τι θα επιλέγαμε; Παρόλα αυτά η μετάφραση σε κάποια σημεία είναι μέτρια, διαβάζεις το ελληνικό κείμενο και ξέρεις πως ακριβώς είναι το τουρκικό -με τους ιδιωματισμούς και το λεξιλόγιό του.

[Özge Kurt]

Mühemmel bir Orhan Kemal klasiği.. İşsizlik, yoksulluk, yoksunluk ve yadsınamayacak bir bağlılık.. Orhanın kitapları hep fabrika çevrelerinde,gariban mahallelerde geçse de, birbirinin tekrarı olmayan eserlerinden biridir Dünyaevi

[Behçet Necatigil]

Orhan Kemal’in romanı (1958) • Romanın kahramanı "Genç Adam", yazarın kendisidir. Orhan Kemal, Avare Yıllar romanında hayatının evlilikle (1937) sona eren dönemini anlatmıştı. Bu kitabı Avare
Yıllar’ın devamıdır ve yazarın evlenince girdiği dünya evini çevirmenin güçlükleri çevresinde oluşur.