The famous novel of Fakir Baykurt, Yılanların Öcü (Revenge of the Serpents), is an important book among village novels. However, it has been subject to many positive and negative criticisms since it was published. The book won the first prize of the Yunus Nadi Novel Reward on June 27, 1958. The adaptation of the book into a movie increased its fame and caused many discussions about it. In the novel, through the instinct of taking revenge there are the confrontations of two different ideas. One of these ideas is to be patient to unfairnesses, the other is to withstand them. Another feature of the novel is that it brought up many problematic issues of that time. The novel is about the resistance and struggle of Kara Bayram to the unfairnesses. He has been living with his family happily in spite of his poverty. In the novel the author manages to create intense and dominant characters. Especially Irazca stands out with her determined attitude from the beginning to the end of the novel. In this essay, primarily the elements of the novel are examined, afterwards inferences about social issues are made and also there is a brief knowledge about the author.
Key words: Yılanların Öcü (Revenge of the Serpents), space, to take revenge, social issues in the novel. Article Language: EnglishTurkish
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