Old Rifle

Kemal Çig is a writer and translator who actually witnessed the First World War and the establishment of Turkey's first communist party. As you can understand, it is literally an 'old rifle'. He became famous as the translator who knew Marxism best.51 Naturally, he also had his share of his imprisonment and the country's later turbulent periods. In 1970, when he was acquitted of the case in which he was tried for the book he last translated, he and his wife settled in a coastal village in the Southern Aegean. After a life devoted to books, newspapers and socialism, this village and its villagers become a brand new breath for the old man. However, the country has entered a turbulent period again and the March 12 Coup is at the doorstep. Young people in universities, workers in factories, in short, all segments of society are stirring.

The Old Rifle, written by Samim Kocagöz with his usual sensitivity and responsibility, is not only important in terms of emphasizing the stages of the left movement in our country and the difference between generations, but also an impressive novel that envelops the reader with its clear narrative and warm atmosphere.



Year of Printing: 2008


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Literature Publishing

First Printing Year: 2008

Number of Pages: 0

Language Turkish