Joudat Bey and his sons

Author's name: Orhan Pamuk Publisher: Al-Shorouk for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2022 Literary classification: Novel Brief about the book: "Güldüz Bey and his sons" is an epic novel that monitors the political, economic, and social changes that Turkey experienced during the twentieth century, through three successive generations of the Güldüz Bey family, starting with the beginning of the twentieth century which witnessed the fall of the Ottoman Empire, then the birth of the Turkish Republic and the death of its founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and finally the seventies phase, the coups, and the subsequent political conflicts. Pamuk was able to take us into the lives of Turkish neighborhoods and streets in different time periods, addressing the relationship of characters with the place, the side conversations and conspiracies woven by women, and how large families used to live together as a united community. Over time, the family disintegrates and moves from the traditional wooden house to separate residences...