Orhan Kemal, (Mehmet Ra艧it 脰臒眉t莽眉) writer of short stories and novels was born in Adana in 1914 and died in Sofia in 1970. His father, Abd眉lkadir Kemali, was an MP from Kastamonu during the first term parliament of the Turkish Republic. Abd眉lkadir Kemali, a lawyer by profession, established The Ahali Party which was dissolved causing its founder to have to flee to Syria. In order to accompany his father, Orhan Kemal had to miss his final year of secondary school. Orhan Kemal stayed in Syria for a year, returning to Adana in 1932. He worked as a laborer, weaver and clerk in cotton gin mills. During his military service he was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for his political opinions. Bursa prison became a turning point in his life and art work as he met Naz谋m Hikmet who greatly influenced him. On his release in 1943, Orhan Kemal, moved to Istanbul (1951), where he worked as a labourer, a vegetable transporter and then as a clerk for the Tuberculosis Foundation.From 1950 onwards he tried to live upon the income gained from writing. Orhan Kemal died in Bulgaria. His body was returned to Turkey and buried in Zincirlikuyu cemetery.
Kemal鈥檚 first poem was published in Yedig眉n under the name of Ra艧it Kemal (Duvarlar 25.04.1939) Further poems written under the same pen name are Yedig眉n and Yeni Mecmua 1940. On meeting Naz谋m Hikmet, Kemal wrote under the name of 鈥淥rhan Ra艧it鈥� (Yeni Edebiyat 1941) Impressed by Naz谋m Hikmet, Kemal concentrated on stories as opposed to poems. His first story, 鈥淏ir Y谋lba艧谋 Maceras谋鈥�, being published in 1941. In 1942 he adopted the name Orhan Kemal when writing stories and poems in Y眉r眉y眉艧. He found fame through stories in Varl谋k in 1944, his first collection of short stories 鈥淓kmek Kavgas谋鈥�, and first novel 鈥淏aba Evi鈥�, was published in 1949. Early works depicted characters form the immigrant quarters of Adana Kemal described the social structure, worker employer relationships and the daily struggles of petty people from industrialised Turkey. He aimed to present an optimistic view through the heros of his stories. He never changed his simple exposition and thus became one of the most skilful names of Turkish stories and novels. He also wrote film scripts and a play called 鈥溎皊pinozlar鈥�. Dramatisations have been made of 鈥�72.Ko臒u艧鈥�, 鈥淢urtaza鈥�, 鈥淓skici D眉kkan谋鈥�, 鈥淜arde艧 Pay谋鈥�. After his death a novel award was arranged in his name (1971).
Orhan Kemal鈥檌n roman谋 (1966). Konusuna ve aldat谋lanlann bu derece safl谋颅臒谋na kolayca inan谋lamayacak olan roman谋n ba艧ar谋 ve rahat莽a okunma 艧ans谋 olaylar谋n 莽abuk 莽abuk s谋ralan谋艧谋nda ve kahramanlan k谋sa k谋sa, hareketli konu艧turmas谋ndad谋r. Yazar谋n 脺莽 K芒臒谋t莽谋 (1969) roman谋, M眉fetti艧ler M眉fetti颅艧i鈥檔in devam谋 ve ikinci cildidir.
Orhan Kemal'den m眉kemmel bir toplumsal yergi eseri. Romandaki b眉t眉n karakterler asl谋nda kaybeden... Kendisine, ailesine, 莽evresine yabanc谋la艧m谋艧 her 艧eyi maddi fayda/zarar e臒risinde g枚ren insanlar谋n asl谋nda; o g眉莽l眉 alg谋lar谋 y谋k谋ld谋ktan sonra ne kadar da 莽aresiz olduklar谋n谋, g枚zler 枚n眉ne seriyor...
鈥淵akalan谋verecek, bileklerine kelep莽e tak谋l谋p hapse at谋l谋verecek gibi geliyordu. Korkuyordu hapsolunmaktan. Y谋llarca 枚nce, n眉fus k芒tipli臒i yapt谋臒谋 kasaba hapishanesinden biliyordu hapisli臒in tad谋n谋, G眉nler de臒il, saatler, hatt芒 dakikalar ge莽mez, can s谋k谋nt谋s谋 ya臒mur y眉kl眉, a臒谋r, kara bulut y谋臒谋nlar谋ym谋艧莽as谋na i莽ine 莽枚ker, bunal谋yormu艧 gibi olurdu. Ba臒谋r, ba臒谋ramazs谋n; deli derler, a臒la a臒layamazs谋n alay ederler, konu艧, ne konu艧acaks谋n? 陌莽eriye d眉艧t眉臒眉n ilk g眉nler b眉t眉n konu艧acaklar谋n谋 bol bol konu艧mu艧, t眉ketmi艧sindir. Ba艧kalar谋n谋n konu艧malar谋n谋 dinlemek. Buna da doymu艧sun, kan谋ksam谋艧s谋nd谋r. Bir anlatan en az谋ndan be艧, on, yirmi sefer anlatm谋艧t谋r. Her seferinde de de臒i艧ik. Yalan diyemezsin. Dersen k谋zar, k眉frederler, arkandan atar tutarlar. Buysa hemencik d眉艧manl谋klar谋n b眉y眉y眉p 艧i艧mesinden ba艧ka bir i艧e yaramaz. D眉艧manl谋klar b眉y眉r, 艧i艧er, geni艧ler. Hi莽 yoktan sebepler, b眉y眉k a臒谋z dala艧malar谋na d枚ner. B谋莽aklar 莽ekiliverir, insanlar 艧i艧leniverirler...鈥�
Orhan Kemal benim i莽in tehlike an谋nda cam谋 k谋r谋n谋z yazarlar谋mdan bir tanesi. Ne zaman okumaya d眉zg眉n bir kitap bulamasam, ba艧lad谋臒谋m romanlar谋 枚ff bu ne bah deyip yar谋m b谋raksam bulurum bir Orhan Kemal roman谋 okuma sevincim, hevesim yeniden canlan谋r.
Konu k枚t眉 bile olsa, 眉slup, T眉rk莽e beni ba臒l谋yor orhan kemal romanlar谋nda. ho艧 艧u ana kadar k枚t眉 konulu bir roman谋na da tesad眉f etmedim.
bu milletin 枚z眉n眉 kapm谋艧 yazarlardan birisi Orhan Kemal, anadolu irfan谋 falan hikaye. G眉ce tapan, g眉莽l眉n眉n yan谋nda olmak isteyen halk谋m谋z谋 ne de g眉zel g枚rm眉艧ler, Orhan Kemal, Kemal Tahir gibi yazarlar. bu konuda daha neler neler yaz谋l谋r da... neyse.
Kitab谋n ana karakteri Kudret Yanarda臒; hem g眉莽l眉 hem zay谋f, hem ma臒dur eden hem ma臒dur, hem kudretli hem de aciz. T眉m tezatl谋klar谋 bar谋nd谋ran muhte艧em bir karakter. Toplumsal ahlalk谋n 莽枚k眉艧眉n眉 g枚zler 枚n眉ne seren ba艧ar谋l谋 bir yergi. T眉m zamanlara hitap eden bir eser, severek okudum.
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G眉ncelli臒ini hala koruyan bir Orhan Kemal roman谋. Halk谋n g枚z眉nde devletin, h眉k眉metin asl谋nda ne oldu臒unu 莽ok iyi g枚zlemlemi艧: korku. Korkunun g枚lgesinde yap谋lan se莽imler ve verilen kararlar. Kitab谋 okuduktan sonra g眉n眉m眉z politikas谋n谋n da neden b枚yle i艧ledi臒ini anlamak kolayla艧谋yor.