Does Suzan Sözen Narrate Only Love Stories In Her Novels?

Suzan Sözen is a popular novel writer of 1960’s. Anyone reading her novels carefully can realize that social matters are hidden in the lines of her books in which she narrates desperate love relations. It is possible to classify her eleven novels into two major groups considering theme, place and time. One of the groups consists of her popular novels in which she narrates love stories of protagonists who are chosen from daily life. Rahika (1949), Kiralık Ruh (Hired Spirit-1952), Sana Döneceğim (I will return to you-1954), Beni Unut (Forget me!-1958), Sahibini Arayan Kadın (The Woman seeking her owner-1959), Aşk Mektupları (Love Letters-1959), Sanera (1959), İlahlar Affetmez (Gods never forgive) are novels of this kind. The other group comprises her popular novels that are about historical characters and events. Siyah Zambak (Black Lily-1962), Batmayan Güneş (The Unsetting Sun-1963), Unutulan Yemin (The Forgotten Vow-1967) can be listed in this group. In both group of novels the author puts i

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Popular novel, popular love novel, popular historical novel, social issues in novel.