On the Edge of the City: Suburbia and Thugs’ Novels in Turkish Literature (1990-2016)
A new theme started to emerge in the 1990s in Turkish literature: depicting gangs’ life in the Istanbul suburbs and introducing a new type of individual –the thug– an anti-hero of contemporary fiction. Both intent on evoking the urban renovation and the « unseen » development of the city, the author...
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| Argitaratua izan da: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/mediterranee, |
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| Formatua: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Hizkuntza: | Français |
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Méditerranée
2018
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Gaia: | A new theme started to emerge in the 1990s in Turkish literature: depicting gangs’ life in the Istanbul suburbs and introducing a new type of individual –the thug– an anti-hero of contemporary fiction. Both intent on evoking the urban renovation and the « unseen » development of the city, the authors concerned manage to challenge the current sociological view of Turkey. |
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