Ağlayan Dağ Susan Nehir in the Light of Ecofeminism

Ayşegül Devecioğlu’s Ağlayan Dağ Susan Nehir focuses on gypsies’ lives and their struggle of existence. In this novel, which is full of metafictional elements, the protagonist is a gypsy woman called Naciye Abla, and her stories are re-narrated by the unnamed narrator. Given that the novel is centred on a gypsy woman’s life with reference to some recent political developments about gypsies, it is possible to analyse this novel focusing on identity issues. However, in this study, the novel is read as the narrator’s quest for the truth in Naciye Abla’s stories. This study claims that the main conflict in the novel stems from the fact/fiction binary opposition, which is supported by the culture/nature, mind/emotion, and man/woman oppositions. This study argues that the author attempts to dismantle these binary oppositions. From this perspective, it is deemed appropriate to read the novel in the light of ecofeminism as the latter also rejects binary oppositions. The purpose of the study is to reveal how the writer criticizes the hierarchical dualist thought system which is based on the superiority of reason.

Cite this article as: Bakanlar Mutlu, H. (2022). Ağlayan Dağ Susan Nehir in the Light of Ecofeminism. Journal of Literature and Humanities, 69, 122-130.