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It is the first story book of Memduh Şevket Esendal that I read. Throughout the story book, I observed very well how situational storytelling should be. I had so much fun reading it, I was never bored. Even though he used old Turkish words from time to time, I had no difficulty reading it. It was a beautiful, impressive and gripping book.
Some stories, along with their characters, have already taken their place in the depths of my memory. It is as if it is a work that skillfully combines a broad and versatile observation power with a simple narrative!
In his stories, he deeply embodies people from various social layers, especially small and simple people, with all their spiritual states, and tells the life process of our people, from past to present, of getting to know the Anatolian people.
Without further ado, let me quote the sentence he gave in an interview: " I enjoy writings that give people hope, strength and joy to live. "I don't like articles that turn people into busy kitchen rags and make them despair." says. He has already given the exact definition of this book and the reality of its stories.
I think everyone who is interested in Turkish literature and wants to study Turkish storytelling should read it. And it is at least as important as Sait Faik Abasıyanık's storytelling and is again a book that is the cornerstone of situation storytelling.