Mai ve Siyah
In Mai and Black, Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil tells the dreams and disappointments of a sentimental young poet.
The novel's hero, Ahmet Cemil, will break new ground with his new style poems, become known and rich, and marry Lamia from the upper class.
But he can never get the chance to realize these dreams he had in one "mai" (=blue: bright) night.
Moreover, he loses the people he loves very much, one by one.
And he finds the solution in getting away from Istanbul on a starless "black" night.
Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil wanted to tell the story of the Servet-i Fünun poets in the person of Ahmet Cemil.
In his memoirs, he actually wanted to tell the story of the depressed youth of the "despotic period" in the person of Ahmet Cemil, but because of censorship, the youth could only reflect their dreams of art and love. states..
Uşaklıgil is a groundbreaking writer in Turkish novel.
In Maî ve Siyah, he has presented the psychology of the novel's heroes in Show More
