Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
TURK DILI VE EDEBIYATI DERGISI-JOURNAL OF TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, cilt.65, sa.2, ss.500-512, 2025 (ESCI)
A notable example ofthe hybrid genres that emerged in the second half ofthe twentieth century is the evolving relationship between the essay and the novel. This relationship produces a form that preserves certain features of both genres while transforming others simultaneously. The resulting hybrid, which cannot be truly classified as either a novel or an essay, instead, redefines and alters the conventional characteristics of both forms. Having lost its factual identity, the essay is no longer a part of the lived world but rather, part of the fictional universe. Therefore, "non-fiction," the fundamental characteristic of the essay, disappears, the essayist becomes a narrator, the elements referred to are connected to the narrative universe, and the subjects addressed are connected to this abstract universe. Forthis reason, these short texts can be defined as novel essays or "fictional essays." Theoretical passages are inserted into the narrative, sometimes separated from the main text bythe inclusion method, butsometimes combined with the story.This study examines howthe essayistic elements are positioned in the narrative universe, how they are integrated with the events narrated, their effect on the narrative, and their functions. The focus is mainly on texts that constitute essays and how they are integrated into the story. Despite this intertwining, how the novel genre tries to establish superiority due to its structure is revealed. In light of the theories that examine the connections between the essay and the novel, Enis Batur's Kitap Evi (The Book House) is analyzed, and the essay effect in fiction is emphasized.