İnsan Önce Maymun muydu?

Hüseyin Rahmi, who generally mocked the closed "mansion" life in his early novels, found a new research field for himself after the declaration of the republic. In parallel with the changes brought about by the revolutions in social life, he turned his microscope to the concept of "neighborhood" with all its connotations in the 1980s. He argued that in order to reflect the effects of modernization steps on the people of the empire, it was necessary to understand how these reforms were interpreted by the public. He tried to explain to his contemporaries "how much further there is to go".

How can a philosopher advocating the Theory of Evolution hold on in a society that believes that diseases and accidents are caused by demons, fairies and the devil? Scientists against sheikhs and masters; It is also possible to take a share of this picture created by placing academic studies against amulets and spells. While Hüseyin Rahmi questions being a scientist in Turkey in the person of Philosopher Mualla Efendi, he cannot help but touch Zülfüyâre with his brutal style.

"Was Man First a Monkey?" It was serialized in Cumhuriyet newspaper in 1934. Since then, it has not been published in its original language. After 77 years, we are publishing this important work for the first time, faithfully to the original.



Number of Pages: 356

Print Year: 2012


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Everest Publications