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MISERYIN TURKISH LITERATURE: BUNALTI (AN ANGUISH) IN THE 1950 GENERATION
Existentialism has been one of the movements philosophy has dealt with to explicate the distress of humankind. The existential theme is believed to be first brought up to discussion as a philosophical study by Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard in the 19th century. Existentialism aims to define human issues through notions such as nothingness, anxiety, alienation and has gained the popular motto, “existence precedes essence” by French philosopher and writer Jean-Paul Sartre at a conference in 1946. This movement is believed to have shown more presence in literature after the World War II and has been associated with the novel genre in terms of depiction of human life. From Dostoyevski to Jean Paul Sartre, existentialism has occupied a significant place in a wide range of literary history. Thus, within this range, existentialism is believed to have found its way into Turkish literature in the 1950s. This impact has been more vivid in the works of a group of Turkish writers known as the “1950 Generation”. This study aims to exhibit the effect of existentialism in the 1950 Generation via Demir Özlü’s Bunaltı (1958) (Anguish) story book.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Bunaltı (Anguish), existentialism, philosophy, 1950 generation, Demiz Özlü.