Re艧at Nuri G眉ntekin (Istanbul, 25 November 1889 - London, 13 December 1956) was a Turkish novelist, storywriter and playwright. His novel, 脟al谋ku艧u ("The Wren", 1922) is about the destiny of a young Turkish female teacher in Anatolia; the movie was filmed on this book in 1966, and remade as TV series in 1986. His narrative has a detailed and precise style, with a realistic tone. His other significant novels include Ye艧il Gece ("Green Night") and Yaprak D枚k眉m眉 ("The Fall Of Leaves")
Biography
His father was a major in the army. Re艧at Nuri attended primary school in 脟anakkale, the 脟anakkale Secondary School and the 陌zmir School of Freres. He graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature in 1912. He worked as a teacher and administrator at high schools in Bursa and Istanbul, then as an inspector at the Ministry of National Education (1931). He served as the deputy of 脟anakkale between 1933 and 1943 in the Turkish Parliament, the chief inspector at the Ministry of National Education (1947), and a cultural attach茅 to Paris (1950), when he was also the Turkish representative to UNESCO.
After his retirement, he served at the literary board of the Istanbul Municipal Theatres. He died in London, where he had gone to be treated for his lung cancer. He is buried at the Karacaahmet Cemetery in 陌stanbul.
I recommend this Turkish title to everyone who can find a translated edition... For those that can't, I have good news... There is a Turkish TV series based on this novel and it has just been acquired by Netflix... with English subtitles... called "Lovebird"... I really recommend it for watching, as the Turks make good drama TV shows like Brazilians...:) #mustread #mustwatch
I loved this book so much. Didn't think it was going to blow me away the way it did. Such a fantastic story and such a relatable main character. The writing is simply beautiful and all the characters are portrayed amazingly - you get a taste of each of their lives. Longer review to come definitely.
Pek 莽ok ki艧ide 脟al谋ku艧u'nun yeri ba艧kad谋r. Benim i莽in de ba艧ka. Ka莽 kez okudu臒umu hat谋rlam谋yorum bile. Bana kitap okuma sevgisini a艧谋layan kitapt谋r 脟al谋ku艧u.
Benim i莽in Feride ile K芒mran a艧k谋ndan ziyade Feride'nin bir kad谋n olarak kendi ayaklar谋 眉zerinde durma ve birilerine faydal谋 olma 莽abas谋 枚n planda. Elbette ben de herkes gibi h芒l芒 "Ben G眉lbe艧eker'i 莽ok, 莽ok seviyorum de!" sahnesini g眉l眉mseyerek hat谋rlar谋m; fakat dedi臒im gibi Re艧at Nuri'nin Feride'ye atfetti臒i rol 莽ok daha ba艧ka bana g枚re. Ayr谋ca K芒mran, T眉rk edebiyat谋nda sevmedi臒im erkek karakterler listesinde ba艧谋 莽ekmekte, bunu da belirtmeden ge莽meyeyim.
Aydan 艦enerli mini dizisi de en ba艧ar谋l谋 kitap uyarlamam谋zd谋r diye d眉艧眉n眉yorum. Bir y谋l 枚nce Ankara DT'den sahnede izleme f谋rsat谋 da bulmu艧tum, o da apayr谋 bir keyif vermi艧ti. Dilerim daha senelerce tiyatroya, sinemaya bir esin kayna臒谋 olur!
I'm not a big romance fan, because I usually get bored if there is little action but this book is a notable exeption. It's a lifestory of a Turkish girl Faride, nicknamed Calikusu. In her life she faces hard work, poverty, war, death, but also friends, hope, faith and, of course, love. No doubt, that girl deserves her happy ending.
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Anasayfada rastgele bak谋n谋rken g枚rd眉m, buraya eklemedi臒imi fark ettim. Bu kitab谋n benim i莽in b眉y眉k bir yeri var 莽眉nk眉 okudu臒um ilk roman buydu. 陌kinci s谋n谋ft谋m, s谋n谋f kitapl谋臒谋ndaki en kal谋n kitab谋 kapt谋m diye seviniyordum. O ak艧am 枚dev falan yoktu iyi hat谋rl谋yorum, ak艧am yeme臒inden sonra ba艧lam谋艧, gece ge莽 saate kadar oturup el feneriyle yata臒谋n i莽inde okumu艧tum. Tabi 莽ok bir edebi anlam 莽谋kard谋臒谋m s枚ylenemez ama sonu莽ta o ya艧ta okumak bile b眉y眉k bir 艧eydi benim i莽in. Yar谋ns谋 bana inanmam谋艧lard谋 hepsini bir gecede okudu臒uma (枚臒retmenim bile) kitaptan sorular sormu艧tu. Bildim tabi ki hepsini. Var m谋 o g枚z bende? :D
Niye bu anekdotu anlatma gere臒i duydum bilmiyorum ama zaten kitab谋 ele艧tirmenin bir mant谋臒谋 yok. Herkes biliyor T眉rk edebiyat谋nda yaz谋lm谋艧 en g眉zel kitaplardan biri oldu臒unu. 脺zerine daha ekleyece臒im bir 艧ey yok. Eser kendi kendini anlat谋yor zaten.
Tamam, daha fazla sa莽malamadan burada kesiyorum :D
This books is my all time favorite book, I have never read anything that changed my life as much and that I liked more than this. The story is capturing and sometimes heart breaking, but the main character manages to always keep strong, it tackles so many of everyday problems we face and has a great lesson that every person should learn. I have read this book more than 50 times now, and every time I still cry and smile and couldn't be happier, because the story is an amazing one and every person should read it, you will not regret picking up this peace of art.
Divan roman o, ne ba拧 tako lakom, 啪ivotu Feride koja rano ostaje bez roditelja. Osu膽ena je na to da se seli iz jednog turskog sela u drugo i radi kao u膷iteljica. 膶esto biva meta ogovaranje zbog svoje slobodne naravi i nevjerovatne ljepote. Ne膰u pisati previ拧e da ne拧to ne otkrijem budu膰im 膷itaocima ali od mene svakako preporuka :) veoma lijepo, emotivno i rekla bih pou膷no! 膶ujem tako neki dan od mame da je nekada davno bila uvr拧tena i u srednjo拧kolske lektire pa bi bilo lijepo da je opet vrate. Posebna preporuka za sve budu膰e u膷iteljice i nastavnice (kao 拧to sam i sama ha ha) .
P眉ff ne severim bu kitab谋, okudu臒um ilk a艧k roman谋 oldu臒u i莽in midir bilmem ama her okudugumda bir ayr谋 h眉z眉nlenir, ayr谋 sevinirim. 陌lk okudugum sene tekrar tekrar okumu艧tum. Hala en sevdi臒im romand谋r. 陌yi yazm谋艧 adam valla.
Atat眉rk'眉n elinden b谋rakmad谋臒谋, en sevdi臒i roman diye okumak istiyordum.Yapt谋臒谋 ink谋laplar谋n etkisini o kadar g眉zel anl谋yoruz ki.Bitirdikten sonra tekrar tekrar okumak istedim.
My first approach to turkish literature, and I loved it.
This novel is a masterpiece, very rich . The characters鈥� development and the plot progress is outstanding. It is filled with raw emotions. The main character is very unique, I love her so much.
I usually rate my books on the amount of tears I shed on,, And I wept a lot on this one.
-Mirat, nam眉nasip bir halt yiyip, beni k谋zd谋rd谋臒谋 zaman ben de ona, sen, ne Mirat鈥檚谋n, ne Murat; ancak bir meretsin, derim.
Sen seni bil sen seni. Sen seni bilmez isen. Patlat谋rlar enseni.
陌htiyar adam, her defas谋nda t眉rk眉 s枚yler gibi, makamla yava艧 yava艧: -Elinin k枚r眉, elinin k枚r眉. Hac谋 Kalfalar kald谋rs谋n seni, diye s枚yleniyor; sonra ba臒谋r谋yordu.
Romanas tikrai vertas vis懦 jam skirt懦 pagyr懦. Labai patiko, kad knygos veiksmas visai nenusp臈jamas, skaitai ir visada b奴ni 寞trauktas 寞 寞vairiausius pagrindin臈s veik臈jos Ferid臈s nuotykius, i拧gyvenimus, jausmus. Manau nei vieno abejingo nepaliks Ferid臈s i拧didumas, dr膮sa, didel臈 拧irdis. Gal tik pabaiga buvo labiausiai nusp臈jama, ji ma啪iausiai su啪av臈jo, bet tikrai nebuvo bloga. Puikiai tiks skaitytojui ie拧kan膷iam 寞domaus turinio, stipri懦 emocij懦 ir gero laiko su knyga 馃
A fost una dintre cartile adolescentei mele, pe vremea cind imi imaginam vag ca o sa devin profesoara si eram mai mult sau mai putin fascinata de apostolat. Ei bine, Feride (Pitulicea) intrupa idealul meu, prin dedicatie, hotarire, lupta impotriva ideilor preconcepute si evident, marea ei dragoste pentru Kimran. Conceputa ca un jurnal al eroinei (vocea auctoriala apare doar in ultimele pagini ale romanului) cartea este totodata o descriere a Anatoliei intr-o perioada in care lupta dintre traditie si ideile novatoare era in toi. Cred c-am s-o recitesc.
Romanas meil臈s linija 拧ildo 拧ird寞, kai bandai nekreipti d臈mesio 寞 moter懦 diskriminacij膮, total懦 patriarchat膮, moter懦 sudaiktinim膮. Kita kult奴ra - kiti papro膷iai. Nekreipiant d臈mesio 寞 gana banali膮 meil臈s istorij膮, kai ir taip ai拧ku, kaip viskas baigsis, 寞domu skaityti apie pa膷i膮 turki拧k膮 kult奴r膮, visuomeninius santykius.
鈥溑瀒mdi s枚yle bana bakay谋m Kamran, g眉lbe艧ekeri be臒endin mi?鈥� Gen莽 adam g眉lerek cevap verdi: 鈥淏别臒别苍诲颈尘.鈥� 鈥淪evdin mi?鈥� 鈥沦别惫诲颈尘.鈥� 鈥淏ir daha s枚yle.鈥� 鈥沦别惫诲颈尘.鈥� 鈥溍杫le de臒il, Kamran, ben g眉lbe艧ekeri sevdim, de.鈥� Kamran bu 莽ocuk莽a 谋srar谋 anlamayarak g眉l眉yordu. 鈥淏en g眉lbe艧ekeri sevdim.鈥� Feride, g枚zlerinde, yanaklar谋nda ate艧ler u莽arak, utanc谋ndan kirpikleri titreyerek y眉z眉n眉 ona yakla艧t谋r谋yor, yalvaran bir 莽ocuk gibi boynunu b眉k眉yordu. Dudaklar谋nda tutuk nefeslerle: 鈥淏ir kere daha, Kamran, ben g眉lbe艧ekeri 莽ok seviyorum, de.鈥� Gen莽 adam iste臒i verilmezse a臒layacak 莽ocuklar gibi b眉k眉len, titre艧en bu dudaklara heyecanl谋 bir hayretle bak谋yordu. Sebebini kendinin de bilmedi臒i gizli bir teess眉rle titreyerek: 鈥淏en g眉lbe艧ekeri 莽ok seviyorum, senin istedi臒in kadar 莽ok seviyorum,鈥� dedi. 馃挅馃挅馃挅馃挅 Okudu臒um en naif kitapt谋! O kadar 莽ok sevdim ki... Bunca zaman okumaktan korktu臒um i莽in 莽ok pi艧man谋m. 脰yle ak谋c谋, 枚yle samimi bir hikaye var ki ba艧lamakla bitirmek bir oluyor bence. T眉m yo臒unlu臒a, kitab谋 elime alamad谋臒谋m zamanlara ra臒men kitaptan asla kopmad谋m ve ayn谋 heyecanla okumaya devam ettim her seferinde. Duygular 枚yle ince, 枚yle g眉zel i艧lenmi艧 ki sat谋rlara, hissetmemek m眉mk眉n de臒il. Ben G眉lbe艧eker鈥檌 莽ok sevdim.馃挅
I've read this book more than three times. I don't own it but my aunt has it on her bookshelf. It is a wonderful story about a girl growing up and experiencing love, broken heart and even naiveness. Calikusu, thus called after a bird for her endless energy and beauty, is an orphan. She lives with her aunts and uncles and is finally engaged to his cousin. She loves him in her pure-hearted way but the age gap leaves her at school while he is away for work in a foreign country. Little before the wedding a woman comes and tells he cheated on her and asks in the name of her friend for Calikusu to set him free. That she does and leaves the house and her family, leaving only a note behind. Years pass, we can follow her growing up, experiencing difficulties and a loss of a child - though single, she adopted a neglected girl. She then meets a kind older doctor whom she marries. After the death of her husband, Calikusu finally returns to her family. They have missed her, looked for her, blamed her former bethored. But now Calikusu is back, though sadder, more weary. But the kind doctor has made a gift before his death - he reveals Calikusus secrets to her family and thus they trap her- this time in a loving marriage.
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Never thought I would enjoy a romantic story, a novel about love. But oh my stars, did I love this book. This novel made me cry, smile and experience all the feelings you're supposed to feel reading such a book. The main heroine was really, really nice and I liked her a lot. She felt real (except for her beauty, maybe) and alive. She had her flaws, but she was good and kind, such a lovable character. Doctor, oh doctor! Even though we got to see him pretty much only in last two parts of the book (which were kinda small), I loved him a lot. He was a friend and a father to our Feride. He was one of the best characters in all creation. I adored him. I can't say I liked Kamran a lot. He was okay, I guess, but I never really rooted for him or understood him. I pretty much felt the same way about him as doctor did. But, he was her choice, so we can't do anything about it. He was, after all, madly in love with her, that's probably why I accepted him. Overall the book is soo good and I don't regret reading it one bit.
O kadar g眉zeldi ki!! Kitap boyunca adeta ruhum ok艧and谋, mutlu oldum. Son k谋s谋mlar谋 g枚zlerimden kalp f谋艧k谋rtarak "Allah'谋m 莽ok g眉zel!" diyerek okudum. Tad谋 dama臒谋mdan kolay kolay gitmeyecek muazzam bir kitapt谋. Bitirdikten sonra ah ke艧ke y眉z y谋l kadar 枚nce do臒saym谋艧谋m da b枚yle ince ruhlu insanlar aras谋nda bulunabilseymi艧im dedim. Her 艧eyiyle 莽ok g眉zeldi. Mutlaka okuyun. Aradan biraz zaman ge莽sin ben de tekrar okuyaca臒谋m. Ne kadar okursam okuyay谋m b谋kaca臒谋m谋 hi莽 sanm谋yorum.
漠vairialyp臈, be galo jausminga vienos merginos gyvenimo istorija.
Ferid臈 鈥� Stambule augusi kilminga mergina, kuri膮 nelaiminga meil臈 paskatina palikti gimtuosius namus. Ferid臈s tikslas yra tapti savaranki拧ka, savimi pasir奴pinti galin膷ia moterimi ir pamir拧ti praeit寞, ta膷iau ji ne啪ino, k膮 tur臈s nuveikti, kad tai pasiekt懦, toli 寞 priek寞 ji negalvoja. Ferid臈 膷iumpa kiekvien膮 jai suteikt膮 pragyvenimo 拧altin寞 ir per gyvenim膮 keliauja tarsi v臈jo m臈tomas lapas. Taip ji aplanko 寞vairias vietoves, patiria galyb臋 nuotyki懦, ta膷iau taip pat yra v臈l ir v臈l skaudinama vis nauj懦, jos kelyje pasitaikiusi懦 啪moni懦.
Visuomet nedr膮siai imu klasikos knygas, ta膷iau neretai po to stebiuosi 鈥� kod臈l taip ilgai delsiau? 鈥災宨au拧kut臋鈥� man rekomendavo labai daug 啪moni懦 ir tikrai suprantu kod臈l. Joje susipina begalyb臈 skirting懦 vieni拧os merginos emocij懦 ir i拧gyvenim懦, joje yra ir kelioni懦 dvelksmas Feridai bla拧kantis po jai nepa啪寞stamus Turkijos kra拧tus ir taip pat daugyb臈 meil臈s 寞 kuri膮 pa啪velgta i拧 寞vairiausi懦 kamp懦. O ir pati Ferid臈 buvo labai 寞domi, 啪av臈jo savo charizma, stiprumu ir nenurimstan膷ia energija! Visgi buvo moment懦, kai istorija man 拧iek tiek prailgo ar kai veik臈j懦 poelgiai atrod臈 keisti. Gab奴t, tam 寞takos tur臈jo tai, kad knyga para拧yta gana seniai ir nuo tada 啪moni懦 po啪i奴ris 寞 moter懦 savaranki拧kum膮, smurt膮 拧eimoje ir kitas temas smarkiai pasikeit臈. Vienaip ar kitaip, manau, kad tai tikrai turtinga knyga galinti sujaudinti daugelio skaitytoj懦 拧irdis!
Rekomenduoju visiems ie拧kantiems spalvingos, jautrios gyvenimo istorijos bei m臈gstantiems dom臈tis kit懦 拧ali懦 kult奴romis. 馃槉
M眉k蓹mm蓹l bir 蓹s蓹r. T蓹xmini olaraq 9-10 ya艧谋m olanda oxumu艧dum v蓹 ondan sonra d蓹f蓹l蓹rl蓹 oxumu艧am. Normalda kitablar谋 t蓹krar oxuma臒谋 sevm蓹s蓹m d蓹 bu kitab谋n yeri m蓹nd蓹 ayr谋d谋r. M蓹zmunundan b蓹hs etm蓹yim蓹 ehtiyac yoxdur m蓹nc蓹, kifay蓹t q蓹d蓹r tan谋nm谋艧 bir 蓹s蓹rdir. Sad蓹c蓹 kitab谋 oxumay谋b filmi v蓹 serial谋 il蓹 kifay蓹tl蓹n蓹nl蓹r m蓹nc蓹 m眉tl蓹q kitab谋na 艧ans verm蓹lidirl蓹r. Bu kitaba 蓹saslanaraq 莽蓹kil蓹n he莽 bir ekran 蓹s蓹ri kitab q蓹d蓹r m眉v蓹ff蓹qiyy蓹tli deyil. Re艧at Nuri G眉ntekin蓹 heyran olmamaq m眉mk眉n deyil. 茝slind蓹 kifay蓹t q蓹d蓹r q蓹mli hadis蓹l蓹ri el蓹 maraql谋 v蓹 yumoristik bir dill蓹 t蓹svir edib ki insan bir t蓹r蓹fd蓹n g眉l蓹rk蓹n, dig蓹r t蓹r蓹fd蓹n k蓹d蓹rl蓹nir. Oxudu臒um kitablarda 蓹n 莽ox sevdiyim qad谋n ba艧rollardan biri d蓹 t蓹bi ki F蓹rid蓹dir. O zaman谋n 艧蓹rtl蓹rin谋 meydan oxuyan, 枚z眉 枚z ayaqlar谋 眉st眉nd蓹 durma臒a 莽al谋艧an v蓹 bunu bacaran g蓹nc bir qad谋n. M蓹nc蓹 kitab谋n mesaj谋 da 莽ox g眉cl眉d眉r, x眉susil蓹 qad谋nlar谋n t蓹hsil almas谋na, c蓹miyy蓹td蓹 yer tutmas谋na qar艧谋 g蓹lin蓹n bir zamanda bu q蓹d蓹r g眉cl眉 bir obraz yaratmaq v蓹 bu q蓹d蓹r sevilm蓹k 莽ox b枚y眉k n蓹aliyy蓹tdir.
Vis懦 giriama ir mylima 膶iau拧kut臈. Truput寞 bijojau a拧 jos, ties膮 pasakius 鈥� asociacija tai vien tokia, jog gird臈jau, kad toks serialas buvo, o ir 拧iaip, jei atvirai 鈥� Turkijos kult奴ra niekad nebuvo mano interes懦 srityje, ma啪ai ir jaudino ji mane. Visgi to ro啪inio ne tik vir拧elio, bet 寞sivaizdavimo burbulas susprogo, prad臈jus versti 膶iau拧kut臈s puslapius. A拧 taip susidraugavau su pagrindine veik臈ja Feride, kad atrod臈, jog turiu 膷ia pat u啪 kampo kit膮 gyvenim膮, istorija nuolat l奴kuriavo, kada gi a拧 v臈l 寞 j膮 sugr寞拧iu. Nors, kaip ir min臈jau, ma啪ai 啪inojau apie Turkij膮 (Islamas, turki拧ka kava/arbata, baklava ir all inclusive kelion臈s) atrod臈, skaitydama, ma膷iau t膮 拧al寞 savo pa膷ios akimis 鈥� buvo 寞domu su啪inoti apie 啪mones, tradicijas, kult奴r膮, charakterius, kaip veikia Turkijos valstyb臈. Kaip toje valstyb臈je buvo 啪i奴rima 寞 moter寞. Kalbant apie knygos vertinim膮, visgi ji netapo mano mylimiausia, ar net negaliu teigti, jog labai labai patiko. Suprantu, kad knyga para拧yta kur kas seniau nei 拧iandien, suprantu, kad tam 寞tak膮 tur臈jo tiek ta pati religija, tiek kult奴ra, ta膷iau daugelis veik臈j懦 poelgi懦, sprendim懦, po啪i奴ri懦 mane stebino neigiama prasme. Pagrindiniai veik臈jai, kurie tur臈jo nupie拧ti teisingo, pamokan膷io 啪mogaus paveikslus, vis tik, mano nuomone, nebuvo kiln奴s iki galo. Labai kliuvo tai, jog tiems veik臈jams auk拧膷iau visko buvo kit懦 nuomon臈. Nepadarius nieko, d臈l ko reik臈t懦 sl臈ptis ar b臈gti 鈥� Ferid臈 nuolat t膮 dar臈. Atrodo niekada nebuvo ie拧koma sprendimo, visuomet nuo kiekvieno pikto 啪od啪io buvo b臈gama. Taip, a拧 sutinku, jog turime b奴ti nuo toki懦 啪moni懦 atokiau, bet mesti visk膮 ir taip kas pus臋 met懦 鈥� na labai keista. Beje, kartais atrod臈, kad net did啪iausi gyvenimo sm奴giai, asmenin臈s nelaim臈s 鈥� nebuvo taip stipriai sureik拧minamos, kaip 啪moni懦 apkalbos... Tai 拧iek tiek li奴dino. Taip pat negaliu i拧mesti i拧 galvos vienos scenos, kai moteris, u啪 tai, jog 寞kyr臈jo savo pa膷ios vyrui buvo 啪iauriai sumu拧ta, ta膷iau nei vienas aplink esantis 啪mogus : vyras ar moteris 鈥� jos n臈 nem臈gino u啪stoti, neva pati kalta ir 寞 svetimus santykius ki拧tis nevalia. Net pati geroji 膶iau拧kut臈 i拧 situacijos juok臈si, o moteriai at臈jo pad臈ti tik vyrui i拧臈jus 鈥� kai ji jau buvo be s膮mon臈s. Ma啪a to, buvo jau膷iamas nepasitenkinimas, jog savo scenomis moteris neleido ils臈tis 拧alia gyvenantiems... A拧 nemoralizuosiu 鈥� bet smurtas iki s膮mon臈s netekimo... 鈥� gal jau j奴s patys nuteiskite arba kartu pasijuokite. Kita vertus - tie pagrindiniai, gerieji veik臈jai - buvo sukurti su 啪ymiai auk拧tesniu empatijos, supratimo, atjautos koeficientu, lyginant su likusia visuomene. Tai v臈lgi pabr臈啪臈, jog to meto Turkijoje, 啪mon臈s daugumoje buvo akli ir pavald奴s auk拧tesn臈ms instancijoms, buvo kupini pagie啪os, pavydo, o j懦 pasim臈gavimo 拧altinis ir buvo tos apkalbos, kuri懦 Ferid臈 taip bijojo. Nepaisant to, kas nelabai patiko 鈥� visumoje istorija pasirod臈 labai nuo拧irdi, ver膷ianti tai nusi拧ypsot, tai lyg pasigraudinti, kelianti emocijas, nepaliekanti abejoti. O istorija 鈥� kuri suvirpina, ne kaip kitaip 鈥� bet gera istorija.