Mai ve Siyah

"The real novelism in our country begins with Halid Ziya. He has a share in every victory of this tradition in the country." "
-Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar-

In Mai and Black, which begins with the light of a night and ends with the darkness of a black night, the lives of the intellectual middle class, their dreams, the contrasts they experience, their sadness and happiness are seen. . But the most striking aspect of the novel is; It is hidden in its fiction, which includes the understanding of the modern novel, its content showing the conflict between dream and reality, and its heroes introduced in a wide environment. For this reason, it is timeless and passed on from past generations to future generations; It gains value as a work open to research and interpretation from different perspectives in every era. With all these aspects, Mai and Black is the masterpiece of Halit Ziya Usakligil, the prose master of Turkish literature.

In this publication, the 1938 edition of the work is taken as basis and the original text of the work is presented to the reader. The meanings of words that are not used today or are little known are given in the footnote.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 317

Year of Publication: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Dergah Publications

Series Editor: Sabahattin Çagin

First Edition Year: 2016

Number of Pages: 317

Language: Turkish