Its concentration on C., the misfit with his rebellious tones, creates a precise portrait of a young man worn through to the weft by life. The novel reads as astoundingly modern – not least thanks to Antje Bauer's excellent translation. Yet it is precisely this aspect that makes the story so fascinating today.
Some accused the author of ignoring social aspects and focusing solely on the alienation of the individual in society. When it was first published in 1957, the critics were divided. to walk around bustling Istanbul so tirelessly, to zigzag the city on trams and visit one café after another, while never arriving anywhere.Ītilgan's novel "The Loiterer" is a classic of Turkish literature. Yet the reader soon starts to wonder what drives C. is also an intellectual, a book-lover and passionate cinema and theatre-goer, and a critical observer of his surroundings, who accuses others of living "ant-like" obedient lives. He paces the city without pause, buying paintings at artists' studios and meeting Ayse, a young painter with whom he starts a giddy relationship. He calls himself a "loiterer", but his days are far from relaxed and lazy. is a nervous, argumentative, at times loutish young man, an archetypical young lad. From 1976, he translated and edited for various Turkish publishers. Born in Manisa, West Anatolia, in 1921, Atilgan worked as a Turkish teacher for many years.
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