PORTRAYAL OF A WOMAN IN THE WEARY GENARATIONS: AZRA

Aykut Kişmir

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PORTRAYAL OF A WOMAN IN THE WEARY GENARATIONS: AZRA

Yazarlar:

Aykut Kişmir

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Urdu Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi:

Doğu Dilleri Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.65-74

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001342400

pISSN:

1301-2126

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 This study discusses the dominance of the female identity of Azra, the main female character of the award-winning Urdu novel Udaas Naslain 1963, over the male characters in the novel and the dominant female mission that the author assigns to the character. Azra, who marries Naim, a poor villager and a veteran of the First World War, comes to the forefront as a strong woman who is sensitive to her environment, empowers the society and supports her circle with positive approach in the period from the First World War to the partition of India. In 1947, the Indian subcontinent was partitioned and became home to two large countries, India and Pakistan. Following this division, the national identities of people in the Indian Subcontinent were categorized as Pakistani and Indian. This political separation and the prominence of national differences had negative effects on the societies of both countries, such as division and migration. Abdullah Hussein is one of the most important first generation writers of Pakistan who wrote about these negative effects. The first novel of the author discussed in this article was published in Pakistan in 1963 in Urdu under the title Udaas Naslain. The novel was deemed worthy of the Adamjee Award in 1964 by many literary critics and critics, the most prestigious literary award in Pakistan. The English version of the novel was reintroduced to readers in 1999 under the title The Weary Generations by the author himself, and then translated into many languages around the world. In 2009, it was translated into Turkish under the title Yorgun Nesiller. Written in a realistic style, this novel reflects the traumatic events that took place before and after the partition and the lives of the people who witnessed them.

 This study discusses the dominance of the female identity of Azra, the main female character of the award-winning Urdu novel Udaas Naslain 1963, over the male characters in the novel and the dominant female mission that the author assigns to the character. Azra, who marries Naim, a poor villager and a veteran of the First World War, comes to the forefront as a strong woman who is sensitive to her environment, empowers the society and supports her circle with positive approach in the period from the First World War to the partition of India. In 1947, the Indian subcontinent was partitioned and became home to two large countries, India and Pakistan. Following this division, the national identities of people in the Indian Subcontinent were categorized as Pakistani and Indian. This political separation and the prominence of national differences had negative effects on the societies of both countries, such as division and migration. Abdullah Hussein is one of the most important first generation writers of Pakistan who wrote about these negative effects. The first novel of the author discussed in this article was published in Pakistan in 1963 in Urdu under the title Udaas Naslain. The novel was deemed worthy of the Adamjee Award in 1964 by many literary critics and critics, the most prestigious literary award in Pakistan. The English version of the novel was reintroduced to readers in 1999 under the title The Weary Generations by the author himself, and then translated into many languages around the world. In 2009, it was translated into Turkish under the title Yorgun Nesiller. Written in a realistic style, this novel reflects the traumatic events that took place before and after the partition and the lives of the people who witnessed them.

 This study discusses the dominance of the female identity of Azra, the main female character of the award-winning Urdu novel Udaas Naslain 1963, over the male characters in the novel and the dominant female mission that the author assigns to the character. Azra, who marries Naim, a poor villager and a veteran of the First World War, comes to the forefront as a strong woman who is sensitive to her environment, empowers the society and supports her circle with positive approach in the period from the First World War to the partition of India. In 1947, the Indian subcontinent was partitioned and became home to two large countries, India and Pakistan. Following this division, the national identities of people in the Indian Subcontinent were categorized as Pakistani and Indian. This political separation and the prominence of national differences had negative effects on the societies of both countries, such as division and migration. Abdullah Hussein is one of the most important first generation writers of Pakistan who wrote about these negative effects. The first novel of the author discussed in this article was published in Pakistan in 1963 in Urdu under the title Udaas Naslain. The novel was deemed worthy of the Adamjee Award in 1964 by many literary critics and critics, the most prestigious literary award in Pakistan. The English version of the novel was reintroduced to readers in 1999 under the title The Weary Generations by the author himself, and then translated into many languages around the world. In 2009, it was translated into Turkish under the title Yorgun Nesiller. Written in a realistic style, this novel reflects the traumatic events that took place before and after the partition and the lives of the people who witnessed them.

 Bu çalışmada Çağdaş Urdu edebiyatında Yorgun Nesiller 1963 romanının ana kadın karakteri Azra örneğinde toplumun siyasi ve sosyo-kültürel olaylarının yansımaları irdelenmiştir. Ana karakterin metinde diğer erkek karakterler üzerindeki baskınlığı bağlamında göç öncesi ve sonrası olaylar kronolojik bir biçimde anlatılır. Birinci Dünya Savaşı gazisi fakir bir köylü olan Naim ile evlenen Azra, çevresine duyarlı, topluma güç veren, pozitif yaklaşımıyla Hindistanın bağımsızlık mücadelesinde güçlü bir kadın olarak ön plana çıkmaktadır. 1947 yılında Hint Yarımadası bölünerek ayrışmış, Hindistan ve Pakistan adıyla kurulan iki büyük ülkeye ev sahipliği yapmaya başlamıştır. Bu ayrışma sonrasında Hindistan Alt-Kıtasında kişilerin ulusal kimlikleri Pakistanlı ve Hindistanlı olarak sınıflandırılmıştır. Bu siyasi ayrışma ve ulus farklılığının ön plana çıkması her iki ülke toplumun üzerinde bölünme ve göç gibi olumsuz etkiler bırakmıştır. Abdullah Hüseyin de bu olumsuzlukları kaleme alan Pakistanın en önemli birinci kuşak yazarlarından biridir. Bu makalede ele alınan yazarın ilk romanı 1963 yılında Pakistanda Urdu dilinde Udas Naslain, adıyla okuyucu ile buluşmuştur. Roman, pek çok edebiyatçı ve eleştirmen tarafından 1964 yılında Pakistanın en saygın edebiyat ödülü kabul edilen Adamji Ödülüne layık görülmüştür. Romanın İngilizcesi bizzat yazarının kaleminden 1999 yılında The Weary Generations adıyla okuyucu ile yeniden buluşturulmuş daha sonra da dünyada pek çok dile çevrilmiştir. 2009 yılında da Yorgun Nesiller adıyla Türkçeye çevirisi kazandırılmıştır. Gerçekçi üslupla kaleme alınan bu romanda bölünme öncesi ve sonrasında meydana gelen travmatik olaylar ve bunlara tanık olan insanların yaşamları yansıtılmaktadır.

Makale detayları

PORTRAYAL OF A WOMAN IN THE WEARY GENARATIONS: AZRA

Yazarlar:

Aykut Kişmir

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Urdu Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi:

Doğu Dilleri Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.65-74

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001342400

pISSN:

1301-2126

Women

Novel

Urdu

Pakistan

Abdullah Hussein.Kadın

Roman

Urdu

Pakistan

Abdullah Hüseyin.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Aykut Kişmir

Yayıncı: Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar: Urdu Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi: Doğu Dilleri Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.65-74

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001342400

pISSN: 1301-2126

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Aykut Kişmir

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Urdu Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi:

Doğu Dilleri Dergisi Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.65-74

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001342400

pISSN:

1301-2126