Research Article

A NOVEL OF SPIRITUAL PURSUIT IN THE MODERN WORLD: BİRDENBİRE (SADIK YALSIZUÇANLAR)

Number: 7 October 21, 2016
  • Zübeyde Şenderin
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A NOVEL OF SPIRITUAL PURSUIT IN THE MODERN WORLD: BİRDENBİRE (SADIK YALSIZUÇANLAR)

Abstract

Sadık Yalsızuçanlar, a prominent name among the latest Turkish story and novel writers, was born in Malatya in 1962. After completing his primary education and most of his secondary education in Malatya, he graduated from Dörtyol Deneme High School in Hatay. Afterwards, he graduated from the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at Hacettepe University in 1983. He retired from his job as a civil servant in 2010, the title he gained as an assistant producer for the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) in 1987. His first literary work was a story entitled “Ana” published in Yeni Asya Journal. His first published book was Şehirleri Süsleyen Yolcu (1986). His primary interest has been in stories, but he has written various works such as novels, fables, researches, reviews, essays, compilations, conversations and translations. A spiritual maturation process based on Sufism constitutes the main theme of most of his literary works. His novel, Birdenbire (2012), is one of his works based on this theme. This novel tells about a boy, Mustafa, who experienced his spiritual change and maturation process in his inner world and his life story. What makes this novel different is the narration of the life of a contemporary young who follows a spiritual path and is interested in spiritual development. This paper examines the relation between the novel's structural elements (narrator, time, place and characters) and its thematic pattern. It also describes the literary treatment of spiritual pursuit and maturation, the novel's main theme.

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Primary Language

Turkish

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Zübeyde Şenderin This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

October 21, 2016

Submission Date

August 30, 2017

Acceptance Date

October 20, 2016

Published in Issue

Year 2016 Number: 7

APA
Şenderin, Z. (2016). MODERN DÜNYADA MANEVİ BİR ARAYIŞIN ROMANI: BİRDENBİRE (SADIK YALSIZUÇANLAR). RumeliDE Dil Ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 7, 52-62. https://doi.org/10.29000/rumelide.336564