Description
Each year, the Yalak villagers descend from the Taurus Mountains to the cotton plains, carrying with them the rhythms of labor, memory, and survival. In this first volume of a sweeping trilogy, Yaşar Kemal follows a shifting cast—from wandering elders to younger men drawn into local power struggles—as tensions rise around authority, injustice, and the fragile bonds of communal life. Set across the turning of seasons, the story blends folklore and lived experience to explore how resistance and vengeance can both fracture and sustain a community. With Kemal’s lyrical, richly textured command of language, the novel offers a vivid portrait of rural Turkey where the land itself seems to breathe with longing, conflict, and endurance.
Available Editions
paperback
Harpercollins
Published Jan 1, 1992
288 pages
ISBN: 9780002710299
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Details
First Published
1992
Language
eng
Translation
From: tur
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