A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF YAŞAR KEMAL’S THE LEGEND OF THE THOUSAND BULLS AND  JOHN STEINBECK’S THE GRAPES OF WRATH  FROM A SOCIAL REALISTIC PERSPECTIVE

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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF YAŞAR KEMAL’S THE LEGEND OF THE THOUSAND BULLS AND JOHN STEINBECK’S THE GRAPES OF WRATH FROM A SOCIAL REALISTIC PERSPECTIVE

Yazarlar:

Kenan Koçak | Müge Aydın

Yayıncı:

Erciyes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Karşılaştırmalı ve Ulusötesi Edebiyat | Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi:

KARE Issue 15, pp.61-74

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001293260

pISSN:

2536-4596

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 Many studies have been conducted on the novels of accomplished American author John Steinbeck 1902-1968. His Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath 1939 is about the rural classs profound economic problems during the Great Depression. Steinbecks interest in the subject is thought to stem from his own real-life experiences as a labourer before becoming an author. On the other hand, despite the fact that Turkish novelist Yaşar Kemals 1923-2015 novels have been translated into numerous languages, including English, Russian, French, and Italian, there has been little academic study of them. Kemal, like Steinbeck, supported his family by working as an agricultural labourer. Another thing the two novelists have in common is that they both worked as journalists later in their lives. In his novels, Kemal weaves together Anatolian legends and contemporary reality. The Legend of The Thousand Bulls 1976 is about Turkeys last nomadic Turkmen tribes, who are desperately looking for a place to settle and spend the winter. The Grapes of Wrath is about an Oklahoma Dust Bowl familys migration to California and the hardships they face after losing their farm. Both novels contain familiar social criticism elements. From a social realist standpoint, this article compares the novels in terms of new beginnings, migration, representation of state authority, and otherness.

 Many studies have been conducted on the novels of accomplished American author John Steinbeck 1902-1968. His Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath 1939 is about the rural classs profound economic problems during the Great Depression. Steinbecks interest in the subject is thought to stem from his own real-life experiences as a labourer before becoming an author. On the other hand, despite the fact that Turkish novelist Yaşar Kemals 1923-2015 novels have been translated into numerous languages, including English, Russian, French, and Italian, there has been little academic study of them. Kemal, like Steinbeck, supported his family by working as an agricultural labourer. Another thing the two novelists have in common is that they both worked as journalists later in their lives. In his novels, Kemal weaves together Anatolian legends and contemporary reality. The Legend of The Thousand Bulls 1976 is about Turkeys last nomadic Turkmen tribes, who are desperately looking for a place to settle and spend the winter. The Grapes of Wrath is about an Oklahoma Dust Bowl familys migration to California and the hardships they face after losing their farm. Both novels contain familiar social criticism elements. From a social realist standpoint, this article compares the novels in terms of new beginnings, migration, representation of state authority, and otherness.

 Many studies have been conducted on the novels of accomplished American author John Steinbeck 1902-1968. His Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath 1939 is about the rural classs profound economic problems during the Great Depression. Steinbecks interest in the subject is thought to stem from his own real-life experiences as a labourer before becoming an author. On the other hand, despite the fact that Turkish novelist Yaşar Kemals 1923-2015 novels have been translated into numerous languages, including English, Russian, French, and Italian, there has been little academic study of them. Kemal, like Steinbeck, supported his family by working as an agricultural labourer. Another thing the two novelists have in common is that they both worked as journalists later in their lives. In his novels, Kemal weaves together Anatolian legends and contemporary reality. The Legend of The Thousand Bulls 1976 is about Turkeys last nomadic Turkmen tribes, who are desperately looking for a place to settle and spend the winter. The Grapes of Wrath is about an Oklahoma Dust Bowl familys migration to California and the hardships they face after losing their farm. Both novels contain familiar social criticism elements. From a social realist standpoint, this article compares the novels in terms of new beginnings, migration, representation of state authority, and otherness.

 Başarılı Amerikalı yazar John Steinbeckin 1902-1968 romanları üzerine pek çok çalışma yapılmıştır. Pulitzer ödüllü romanı Gazap Üzümleri 1939, Büyük Buhran döneminde kırsal sınıfın yaşadığı derin ekonomik sorunları konu alır. Steinbeckin konuya olan ilgisinin, yazar olmadan önce bir işçi olarak yaşadığı gerçek hayat deneyimlerinden kaynaklandığı düşünülmektedir. Öte yandan, Türk romancı Yaşar Kemalin 1923-2015 romanları İngilizce, Rusça, Fransızca ve İtalyanca dahil olmak üzere çok sayıda dile çevrilmiş olmasına rağmen, bu romanlar hakkında çok az akademik çalışma yapılmıştır. Yaşar Kemal de Steinbeck gibi tarım işçiliği yaparak ailesini geçindirmiştir. İki romancının bir başka ortak noktası da her ikisinin de hayatlarının ilerleyen dönemlerinde gazetecilik yapmış olmalarıdır. Kemal, romanlarında Anadolu efsaneleri ile çağdaş gerçekliği bir araya getirir. Binboğalar Efsanesi 1976, çaresizce yerleşip kışı geçirecek bir yer arayan Türkiyenin son göçebe Türkmen aşiretlerini konu alır. Gazap Üzümleri ise Oklahomalı bir ailenin Kaliforniyaya göçünü ve çiftliklerini kaybettikten sonra karşılaştıkları zorlukları konu edinmektedir. Her iki roman da tanıdık sosyal eleştiri unsurları içermektedir. Bu makale, toplumsal gerçekçi bir bakış açısıyla, romanları yeni başlangıçlar, göç, devlet otoritesinin temsili ve ötekilik açısından karşılaştırmaktadır.

Makale detayları

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF YAŞAR KEMAL’S THE LEGEND OF THE THOUSAND BULLS AND JOHN STEINBECK’S THE GRAPES OF WRATH FROM A SOCIAL REALISTIC PERSPECTIVE

Yazarlar:

Kenan Koçak | Müge Aydın

Yayıncı:

Erciyes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Karşılaştırmalı ve Ulusötesi Edebiyat | Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi:

KARE Issue 15, pp.61-74

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001293260

pISSN:

2536-4596

Yaşar Kemal

John Steinbeck

The Legend of The Thousand Bulls

The Grapes of Wrath

Social RealismYaşar Kemal

John Steinbeck

Binboğalar Efsanesi

Gazap Üzümleri

Toplumcu Gerçekçilik

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Kenan Koçak | Müge Aydın

Yayıncı: Erciyes University

Ana Başlıklar: Karşılaştırmalı ve Ulusötesi Edebiyat | Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi: KARE Issue 15, pp.61-74

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001293260

pISSN: 2536-4596

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Kenan Koçak | Müge Aydın

Yayıncı:

Erciyes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Karşılaştırmalı ve Ulusötesi Edebiyat | Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi:

KARE Issue 15, pp.61-74

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001293260

pISSN:

2536-4596