
He received a top education and went on to pursue a career in the field of civil engineering. His father, Cemil Atay was a judge and also a Member of Parliament from Republican People's Party (Turkey). Oğuz Atay was born on Octoin the Turkish town of İnebolu, in the province of Kastamonu. It has been described as “probably the most eminent novel of twentieth-century Turkish literature.”

Oğuz Atay’s Tutunamayanlar has become a best-seller since a new edition came out in 1984. With his reliance on shifting narrative perspectives and blend of dreams and reality, Oğuz Atay was among the first Turkish writers to explore the postmodern style known as metafiction. It is widely acclaimed as one of the most significant Turkish novels of the 20 th century. The first novel of Oğuz Atay was Tutunamayanlar (The Disconnected) that appeared in 1971-1972. He was a Turkish author, playwright, engineer and professor.

Oğuz Atay was a pioneer of the modern novel in Turkey. Today Google celebrates the 86 th birthday of Oğuz Atay with a mesmerizing doodle. Devdiscourse News Desk | Ankara | Updated: 13-10-2020 00:13 IST | Created: 13-10-2020 00:02 IST Oğuz Atay’s Tutunamayanlar has become a best-seller since a new edition came out in 1984.
