Pomegranate Tree on the Mound

The Pomegranate Tree on the Mound, which Yaşar Kemal said was "one of my works that demonstrates nature-human relations in the best sense", came into being with the introduction of tractors into agriculture. It is about the drama of part-time workers and seasonal workers who are unemployed together. The great shadow of capitalism falling on Çukurova is made visible with every line.
"What makes this novel and many of Yaşar Kemal's works powerful is hidden in the words 'nature-human relationship'. Because Yaşar Kemal approaches this relationship with a quality identical to man's most basic, oldest ability to create language. Creating myths ..."
- Güven Turan-
"Apart from the fact that all the elements in the novel called The Pomegranate Tree on the Mound are fascinating, Yaşar Kemal has managed to create the cosmos of epic writers in this novel with words from outside the universe and microcosm lives and dreams hidden in Anatolia."
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung



Number of Pages: 102

Print Year: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Yapı Kredi Publications