Üç Nasihat / Three Advice
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Autor:
Ömer Seyfettin
Country:
Turkey (TR)
Book Theme:
The new writers under 40
Publisher:
Can Yayınları
Publishing Year:
2007
“Ömer Seyfettin was born on March 11,1884, in Balıkesir.He was a teacher, soldier, and a writer known for his short stories in the adventure genre, having penned nearly 170 stories to date. Ömer Seyfettin’s biography holds significant importance in Turkish literature.Due to his father’s profession,Ömer Seyfettin moved to Istanbul.He studied at Mekteb-i Osmaniye and later at the Military Veterinary School in 1893.After completing his studies there, he enrolled in Kuleli Military High School.He was transferred to Edirne Military High School,where he began his initial literary works.His works have been published in over 60 languages. His books have been published by various publishing houses, including İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Parıltı Yayınları, and Yapı Kredi Yayınları.”
National Award for Children’s and Young People’s
Abstract
The protagonist of our story, Durmuş, is a young man living in his village with his mother. He earns his living by plowing his field with the oxen he owns. When his oxen die, he becomes unable to work or plow his field, and with no other source of income, he decides to go to İstanbul to find work and earn money.His friends from his village who live in İstanbul tell Durmuş that there’s someone named Müstakim Efendi in Edirnekapı looking for a servant and that he could work there.Müstakim Efendi tells Durmuş that in return for his services, he will provide him with one penny and one piece of advice annually. Although this offer doesn’t seem quite reasonable to Durmuş, he refuses the job at first but then he becomes very curious about the piece of advice and decides to take the job.
