Ankara : Bilkent Üniversitesi Ekonomi ve Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Türk Edebiyatı Bölümü, 2002.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2002.Includes bibliographical references leaves 66-70.One of the most controversial literary subjects in Turkey between 1950s and 1970s was
village literature, a specific genre that refers to the realistic works of Village Institute
authors. These works, generally focused on economic and social problems of villagers,
have been criticized for having too many stereotypical elements. Therefore, authors,
whose fictions are based on village, are not literarily appreciated, regarded simply as
village writers. Among those is Abbas Sayar (1923-1999), the author of novels entitled
Can Şenliği (1974), Çelo (1972), Dik Bayır (1977), and Yılkı Atı (1970) among others.
As a village-rooted novelist, the themes of his novels are on life in Central Anatolia and
the language of these works contains idioms, proverbs, and accents of this region. Yet,
he also pays attention to the original sides of his subject matters and establishes his
novels skillfully. Hence, on the one side, he can be classified as a village writer. On the
other side, he differs from other village writers in his literary methods. In this thesis, the
place of Abbas Sayar’s works in village literature is detected and the original aspects of
his novels are exemplified.Tomur, SevilM.S
