Postmodernist Features in the Novels of Sema Kaygusuz

The study examines three novels by Sema Kaygusuz, a well-known contemporary Turkish writer: Yere Düşen Dualar (Prayers Falling to the Ground, 2006), Yüzünde Bir Yer (A Place on Your Face, 2009), and Barbarin Kahkahasi (Laughter of Barbarian, 2015). It focuses poetic attributes these novels: Their narrative composition, as well imagery. This paper aims prove that above belong postmodernist school, relying quoting traditional texts, intertextuality, multiplying simulated imagery them blending into one another. To achieve aim, following tasks were outlined: review creative biography Kaygusuz; cite content “Prayers Ground”, “A Face”, “Laughter Barbarian”; highlight quotation layers works; demonstrate characters lose their integrity even human shape in textual reality works, where corporeality starts supplanting spirituality, examine core issues system proves techniques Carnivalesque are fundamental novels’ this is expressed at different levels, right down linguistic form pieces. In Conclusion, suggests outlook Kaygusuz’s through principles: textualisation reality, losing its figurativeness, replacement spiritual with corporeal (Carnivalesque). Most quotes her represented citations Bible Qur'an narratives, woven modern life.