The Plot Technique and Theme of Gölgesizler

Gölgesizler, which is written by Hasan Ali Toptaş attracts attention at first glance with its extraordinary plot technique. The novel is double stranded. The events take place in parallel to each other.In the first strand the events takes place in city; in the second one the events take place in a village. These two strand and the places are tied to each other with the people who get lost in village appearing in the city or get lost in the city appearing in the village. The narrator sometimes looks into the city sometimes into the village. The novel is plotted between these two places so the two strands mingle with each other turning into the shape of spiral. In this essay this novel will be analysed in terms of its plot technique. Other element which attracts attention is the theme of the novel. Toptaş handles people who exist on the one hand and do not exist on the other hand. Existence and nonexistence are the vicious circle of the life. The novel in this essay will also be analysed in terms of this philosophical issue and the theme.

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Key Words: Hasan Ali Toptaş, Gölgesizler, plot, theme, philosophy, parallel universes, folklore