Queen of Hell

Will the social function of the intellectual of petty bourgeois origin be able to derive a new "morale" that includes his sexuality from this difficult mess? Can a reason such as "to be or not to be a herd human" save the privileged half from becoming a law of hell?
-Attilâ Ilhan, 1980-

Selim Ileri establishes a unique novel structure in Death Relations,
He finds a style, creates a narrative technique; The Queen of Hell repeats the same structure - this time more competently. Each chapter is given with the opinion and thought of the person described in that chapter, the mastery in determining the associations, the meticulous selection and use of the details, and the use of the language with great mastery...
-Fethi Naci, 1982-

The Queen of Hell, the left-wing of the society. How were the arrows of criticism he directed at the left intellectuals at a time when he was being criticized by the literary public in the 1980s? I don't remember. But, almost thirty years later, when I was re-reading the novel - in a time when hot feelings had calmed down - what struck me most was the mastery of the stream of consciousness technique, as well as the fairness and far-sightedness of some of the criticisms in the novel.
-Erendiz Atasü, 2006-

A very impressive novel from Selim Ileri, whose validity, value and controversiality have been further strengthened with the passage of time...
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 330

Year of Printing: 2014


Language: Turkish
Publisher: < /b>Everest Publications