Memed, My Hawk, published in Turkish in 1955 as Ince Memed, is the debut novel of the Turkish writer Yaşar Kemal and the first book of his Ince Memed tetralogy; an English translation by Edouard Roditi appeared in 1961. Set among Anatolian villagers under the rule of an oppressive landlord, it follows the young Memed as he is driven to become an outlaw fighting against exploitation and injustice in the countryside. The novel won Turkey's Varlik Prize and established Kemal's reputation at home, and its English translation gave him his first international audience, helping make him one of the best known Turkish novelists abroad.
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What does the Turkish title of Memed My Hawk mean?
İnce Memed literally means Memed the Slim.
The novel was published in Turkish as İnce Memed, which literally means Memed the Slim. The English title Memed, My Hawk, used for the 1961 translation by Edouard Roditi, differs from the Turkish original. The book is by Yaşar Kemal and is the first novel in his İnce Memed tetralogy.
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Memed, My Hawk (Turkish: İnce Memed, lit. 'Memed the Slim') is a 1955 novel by Yaşar Kemal. It was Kemal's debut novel and the first novel in his İnce Memed tetralogy. The novel won the Varlık Prize for that year (Turkey's highest literary prize), and earned Kemal a national reputation. In 1961, the book was translated into English by Edouard Roditi, thus gaining Kemal his first exposure to English-speaking readers.
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Memed, My Hawk (Turkish: İnce Memed, lit. 'Memed the Slim') is a 1955 novel by Yaşar Kemal.
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