I read both of them. The Clown and His Daughter is my favourite one. But I like both.
Halide Edip attempted to analyse the rapid transition of Turkish society and to depict the deep-
seated conflict the society faced through the clash between Eastern and Western culture. The novel
won a literary prize in 1942.
The Strange tells about the situation of the peasantry, where Ahmet Celal, the main character of the
novel lost his arm from the First World War, goes to Anatolian countryside with his attitude of
national struggle. Ahmet Celal; Pessimistic, urban and peasant look ‘strange’.
C)Everything Hidden In Details (Şeytan Ayrıntıda Gizlidir) – Ahmet UMIT
D)Madonna in a Fur Coat (Kürk Mantolu Madonna) – Sabahattin ALI
E)The Disconnected (Tutunamayanlar) – Oğuz ATAY
F)September (Eylül) – Mehmet RAUF
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