Yaşar Kemal on His Life and Art

In this work Kemal describes his life, including the political persecution he experienced for his leftist politics, the development of his literary art, and the influences that have played a significant role in his life. His account of how Turkish and Kurdish oral epic traditions influenced his work is significant, for it marks Kemal as the preeminent figure in modern world literature who combines literary traditions of East and West, poetry and prose, and folk and classical styles.