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Description edit
Memed, My Hawk is an epic story of the Middle East by modern Turkey's greatest novelist. Memed grows up in a remote and desperately poor mountain village that suffers under the thumb of the local landlord. Lively and adventurous, young Memed seeks to escape from a life of grueling toil. He... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Slim Memed: Add a description of this character.
- Abdi Agha
- Ali Safa Bey
- Rejep
- Jabbar
- Deuneh
- Brother Horali
- Durmush Ali
- Dursun
- Asim
- Mustafa Effendi
- Riza
- Kalayji
- Kerimoghlu
- Lame Ali
- Durdu Agha
- Silleyman
- Hasan
- Ali Agha
- Si Heyman
- Huseyin Agha
- Haji
- Osman
- Deyirmenoluk
- Marash
- Stileyman
- Black Ibrahim
- Chukurova
- Brother Memed
- All Safa Bey
- Ahmet
- Brother Ali
- Alidagh
- Tevfik
- Hilstik
- Siileyman
- Bekir
- Zala
First Sentence edit
THE SLOPES of the Taurus Mountains rise from the shores of the Eastern Mediterranean, on the southern coast of Turkey, in a steady ascent from the white, foam-fringed rocks to the peaks.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Yashar Kemal (Author)
- Edouard Roditi
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 894.3533
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