Abstract:

Son Atay is a widely known novelist as the author of the Impossible, known as the first post-modern novel in Turkish literature, which is frequently mentioned in post-1970 Turkish literature. After the publication of the novel, Atay published novels, stories and plays one after the other and attracts attention with his diary which he kept in the last seven years of his life. The work of the author, published under the name of Daily, gives a detailed account of the process he undertook in creating his other works. Therefore, the author's work provides rich data to reveal Atay's intellectual and literary identity. Son Atay is also one of the pioneering writers of Turkish literature and makes sharp criticisms of social events, concepts and determinations. The author's criticisms are clearly seen in the Daily. The author, who is nourished from different sources while creating the intellectual background of his works, frequently mentions what he reads, watches and influences the writers and philosophers in the Daily. In addition, the details of his work, which he has not had the chance to complete the Project and he planned to give the name of "The Spirit of Turkey" are also in Daily. In this article, Oguz Atay's diary was examined in terms of its important contributions to the autobiography, intellectual and literary identity of the author.

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