Story Telling Man: Ahmet Mithat

Ahmet Mithat Efendi is the most surprising writer of the late 19th century Ottoman-Turkish literature with the quality and quantity of his writings. Despite this, his writing, personality and life are still waiting to be discovered. The work in your hand holds a special place among the studies on Ahmet Mithat. It is the product of Nüket Esen's meticulous work on Ahmet Mithat, which has been continuing for twenty-five years, and aims to make the author familiar to today's readers. In The Storytelling Man, Nüket Esen focuses on how Ahmet Mithat's life and works were perceived in his time and today. What is the relationship between Ahmet Mithat's life and his writings? What variable and interesting views and suggestions does he offer regarding women? How does he write his novels? How should we handle the diversity of narrative in his novels and stories and the different narrative strategies he tries? Focusing on these and similar questions, The Storytelling Man also discusses the relationship Ahmet Mithat establishes with his readers through examples from his works. This book, which is an important resource for Ahmet Mithat readers, is a unique guide for those who are just starting to read the author.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 200

Year of Printing: 2014


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İletişim Publishing

First Print Year: 2014

Language Turkish