Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
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Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (March 27, 1889 in Cairo - December 13, 1974) was a Turkish poet, novelist and diplomat (then senator).
His novel Yaban (Stranger, 1932) depicts the bitter experiences of a Turkish intellectual, Ahmet Celal, in the countryside after losing his arm in the Battle of Gallipoli. Though categorized as naturalist, the novel has a romantic, anti-pastoral quality.
"Panorama" is another great novel of his that analyzes the political, social, economical changes during the transition from the Ottoman Empire period to the Repuclic of Turkey period. It is considered to be a "generation novel" as the story is based on the lives of the generations of the same family during this transitional period.
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