Quest for innovation in Turkish novels of the 1980 period

The years between 1980-1990 are an important period of rupture and renewal in terms of the development of the novel genre in Turkish literature. In the criticism of the novels, it is seen that these of the period are generally associated with the military coup occured on September 12, 1980. Although this determination is not wrong, it also contains major deficiencies. Therefore, the cultural and social developments of the 1980s require a profound reading of new literary conceptions. The emerging postmodernism, magical realism, existentialism, Erich Fromm readings, fantastic and fairy-tale narratives, the prominence of multiple perspectives and the introduction of a new approach to criticism are particularly important for understanding the novel of the period. In addition to these, one of the most prominent characteristics of the historical novel is that it makes the process of writing itself the subject of the novel. While these philosophical and literary understandings cause the people of the period to perceive reality differently, the diversification of reality according to the individual leads artists to new searches. Such innovations in novels also manifest themselves in narrative and point of view techniques as well. Therefore, the reflection of this transformation emerging in the period mentality onto novels has been tried to be revealed with a narrator and point of view centred reading. In the study, the literary atmosphere of the era, arts and literature yearbooks, prominent awards, as well as new critical attitudes have been collectively examined. Key Words: 1980 Novel, Innovation, Quest, Narrator, Point of View