Memed, My Hawk

Memed my falcon, in the Turkish original İnce Memed, later also called İnce Memed I, is a novel by Yaşar Kemal from the year 1955. He has been translated into more than 30 languages ​​and founded the international success of its author. It is the story of a peasant boy who is angered by the dictatorial and exploitative rule of the landowner Abdi Aga five villages in the Çukurova for robbers, rebels and avenger of his people.

In addition Memed is my falcon, the first part of a series of novels Ince Memed, the burn Kemal in 1969 with the thistles and 1984 continued with The kingdom of Forty eyes and completed in 2003 with The Last Flight of the Falcon.

Content

Abdi Aga, large landowners at the foot of Tarsusgebirges, five villages have among themselves. Sämtliches land here belongs to him. Only one-third of their revenue remains the toiling in searing heat farmers due to the position of the Agas until grew up in fearful poverty orphan Memed device as a young man at the Aga because of this, has provided for his nephew 's wife who loves Memed. Memed kidnapped his mistress, but intrigue follow the Agas and initially seems Memed no recourse against the Eidolon to have. But when Memed after undergoing a series of tests finally bringing liberal ideas among his people and the farmers stimulates the distribution of land, he hits the Aga hard. In the ensuing violent clashes Memeds is killed wife and (now ) mother of a child. As Memed then kills the Aga and disappears, he is a legend in the area.

Importance

The work received numerous international awards. To him in addition to his sharp social criticism especially the epic quality and his humor were praised.

Effect

The book is said oppositions, in 1960 a coup in Turkey brought about, to have given a boost. The novel was also by enormous spread that he was read in Turkish coffee houses and wandering singers retold him. At the instigation of the international PEN Centre and UNESCO 's work was also translated into numerous languages. In Germany it first appeared in 1965 and has undergone numerous other conditions. In 1993 it was launched within the Bertelsmann - century edition, which paid tribute to the 100 " great works of the 20th century." The book of the 1000 books of Haren Mountain Publishing counts Memed, 2002 due to its effect on the thousands of cultural history, the most significant books in the world literature in general.

Films

• Memed, my Falke: 1984 novel by Peter Ustinov was filmed with little success. Performers were Peter Ustinov ( Abdi Aga ), Herbert Lom, Denis Quilley, Michael Elphick and Simon Dutton ( Memed ).

Expenditure

• Turkish edition: ISBN 975-08-0714-6
• German edition ( translation by Horst Wilfrid Brands): ISBN 3-293-20002-8

• Literary work
• Literature ( 20th century)
• Literature ( Turkish)
• Novel, epic