REFLECTIONS OF POST-9/11 IN NİLÜFER KUYAŞ’S SERBEST DÜŞÜŞ (FREE FALL): TRAUMA AT THE CROSSROADS

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 299 - 314, 31.12.2021

Betül Ateşci Koçak

Öz

Reflections and effects of September 11 attacks were not spread just throughout America. Flash news of the events was covered at the same time in America and in other countries and Turkey was one of these countries that witnessed the events live miles away. Regarding the aftermath, there are several books that deal with 9/11 attacks and the War on Terror written by Turkish scholars or politicians yet there are not many works of fiction written about that day in Turkish literature. Nilüfer Kuyaş’s Serbest Düşüş is a good example among the few novels written after 9/11 and it contributes to the post-9/11 novel genre with the view of a Turkish author. Within the framework of post-9/11, this paper will analyse Serbest Düşüş through the aspects of cities, disasters and traumascapes.

Anahtar Kelimeler

PTSD, PTSD, Post-9/11 literature, Turkish literature

NİLÜFER KUYAŞ’IN SERBEST DÜŞÜŞ ROMANINDA 11 EYLÜL SONRASININ YANSIMASI: KAVŞAKTAKİ TRAVMA

Öz

11 Eylül saldırılarının yansımaları ve etkileri sadece Amerika'ya yayılmadı. Olayların flaş haberleri Amerika'da ve diğer ülkelerde aynı anda yer aldı ve Türkiye de olaylara kilometrelerce uzaktan canlı tanık olan ülkelerden biriydi. Sonrası ile ilgili olarak, Türk bilim adamları veya politikacılar tarafından 11 Eylül saldırıları ve teröre karşı savaş ile ilgili birçok kitap var, ancak o gün hakkında yazılmış çok fazla kurgu eseri yok. Nilüfer Kuyaş'ın Serbest Düşüş'ü, 11 Eylül'den sonra yazılan birkaç romandan güzel bir örnektir ve bir Türk yazarın gözünden 11 Eylül sonrası roman türüne katkı sağlar. Bu makale 11 Eylül sonrası çerçevesinde Serbest Düşüş'ü şehirler, afetler ve travma manzaraları üzerinden analiz edecektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Travma sonrası stress bozukluğu, 11 Eylül sonrası edebiyatı, Türk edebiyatı

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