A Useless Man: Selected Stories by Sait Faik Abasıyanık

A Useless Man: Selected Stories

Sait Faik Abasıyanık with Maureen Freely (Translator), Alexander Dawe (Translator)

240 pages first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced
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With all the wit and brilliance of Chekhov, a distinctive collection of lyrical stories from Sait Faik Abasıyanık, “Turkey’s greatest short story writer” (The Guardian) Sait Faik Abasıyanık’s fiction traces the interior lives of strangers in his n...

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Community Reviews Summary of 67 reviews

Moods

reflective 80%
dark 40%
adventurous 20%
emotional 20%
funny 20%
hopeful 20%
lighthearted 20%
relaxing 20%
sad 20%

Pace

medium 71%
slow 28%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 50% | Character: 25% | Plot: 25%

Strong character development?

N/A: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.7

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