TY - JOUR T1 - Burden of Colonialism and Alienation in Modern Kurdish Novel TT - Burden of Colonialism and Alienation in Modern Kurdish Novel AU - Abdulkarım, Chiad PY - 2019 DA - August DO - 10.21600/ijoks.530519 JF - International Journal of Kurdish Studies JO - Kurdish Studies PB - Hasan KARACAN WT - DergiPark SN - 2149-2751 SP - 373 EP - 392 VL - 5 IS - 2 LA - en AB - Thisarticle focuses on the influence of the colonialism and how such forces are reflectedin the modern Kurdish novel. It becomes apparent that such forces are yet at agreat work in the regions inhabited by the Kurds in the region of Middle East.Furthermore, this study considers how sophisticated means are being used physically, culturally, and economically as anongoing process where people have been deprivedof stability, prosperity and peace. Inconcluding remarks, it becomes evident that the impact of colonialism, hasinfluenced people on four levels: First, the internal displacement, mostlyreflected in Gharbi Mustafa’s first two novels. Secondly, The Innerpsychological conflict, this experience is reflected in Ismet Badal’s novel DawiyaŞervanekî. Thirdly, man’s quest for traditions which is mostly reflected inYashar Kemal’s novel The Pomegranate Tree. These factors have triggereda response to the dominant narrative in the form of novels. KW - Kurdish novel KW - Alienation KW - Colonial studies KW - Inner conflict N2 - This article focuses on the influence of the colonialism and how such forces are reflected in the modern Kurdish novel. It becomes apparent that such forces are yet at a great work in the regions inhabited by the Kurds in the region ofMiddleEast. Furthermore, this study considers how sophisticated means are being usedphysically, culturally, and economically as an ongoing process where people havebeen deprivedof stability, prosperityandpeace. In concluding remarks, it becomes evident that the impact of colonialism, has influenced people on four levels: First, the internaldisplacement,mostly reflected in Gharbi Mustafa’s first two novels. Secondly, The Inner psychological conflict, this experience is reflected in Ismet Badal’s novelDawiya Şervanekî. Thirdly, man’s quest for traditions which is mostly reflected in Yashar Kemal’s novelThe Pomegranate Tree. These factors have triggered a response to the dominant narrative in the form of novels. CR - Abrams, M. H., & Harpham, Geoffrey Galt. (2009). A glossary of literary terms (9th ed.). Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. CR - Andrade, Gabriel. Rene Girard. In Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. CR - Aristotle. (2019). The Art of Rhetoric. Harvard University Press: Penguin Books. CR - Badal, Ismat Muhammed. (2005). Dawîya Şervanekî. CR - Baqi, Mahammad. (2001). The History of Kurdish Music. CR - Editor. (Ed.) (2018) Literary Devices. CR - Gibbs, Raymond W., & Colston, Herbert L. (2007). Irony in language and thought : a cognitive science reader. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. CR - Hîto, Arif. (2011). Roman Xodîka Jiyanê (Çapa 1. ed.). Dihok Kurdistan, Iraq: Ji Weşanên Êketiya Nivîserên Kurd. CR - Kemal, Yashar. (1982). The Pomegranate on the Knoll. CR - Mustafa, Gharbi. (2013). When Mountains Weep: Coming of Age in Kurdistan: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. CR - Mustafa, Gharbi. (2017). What Comes with the Dust Goes with the Wind. Peacock, 98. CR - Rivkin, Julie, & Ryan, Michael. (1998). Literary theory, an anthology. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell. CR - Scalbert-Yücel, Clémence. (2009). The Invention of a Tradition: Diyarbakır’s Dengbêj Project. European Journal of Turkish Studies, 10. CR - Spät, Eszter. (2008). Late Antique Literary Motifs in Yezidi Oral Tradition: The Yezidi Myth of Adam. Journal of the American Oriental Society, 128(4), 663-679. CR - Uzun, Mehmed. (2003). Diyarbakir: The Slap in the face. The International Journal of Kurdish Studies, 17(2), 25. CR - Uzun, Mehmed. (2007). Mirina kalekî rind (1. baskı. ed.). Kadıköy, İstanbul: İthaki. UR - https://doi.org/10.21600/ijoks.530519 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/678467 ER -