Novel
Şıpsevdi
Not translated into English
Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar · 1911
Synopsis
Meftun spent years in Paris without studying there. Back in Istanbul, he wants to lead a European-style life in the villa in Erenköy that his father left him, and he needs money, according to Bilgenç. His neighbour, Kasım Efendi, is rich, miserly and bigoted; Meftun plans to marry his daughter Edibe, while his own sister, Lebibe, secretly corresponds with Mahir, Kasım's son. Faced with the father's refusal, he spreads the rumour of a big lottery win, according to turkedebiyati.org.
Context
The novel first appeared as a serial under the title Alafranga, in İkdam, from 31 July 1901; the censors stopped it after the thirteenth instalment, and it resumed under the title Şıpsevdi in the newspaper Sabah, according to turkedebiyati.org. The date of the volume varies: 1909 for the scholarly edition of the Turkish Language Association, 1911 for other sources, including the Humanities Institute. After this censorship, the author stopped writing until 1908.
Who it is for
A novel in Turkish, reissued in a simplified version for today's readers, with no known French translation.
Prizes and reception
Novel by a widely read serial writer, whose first publication was interrupted by the censors in 1901.
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