Memed My Hawk

Name: Memed My Hawk
Author: Yashar Kemal

by Yashar Kemal

Turkish epic of a bandits journey in Anatolian mountains fighting for justice and freedom

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Yashar Kemal

Turkey's most celebrated novelist, whose epic fiction rooted in Anatolian folk tradition brought the landscape and people of southern Turkey to life. Memed, My Hawk made him an international literary hero.

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