An analysis of Galimcan Giylmanov's novel Oça Torgan Kěşěler (Flying People) in the context of the relationship between literature and mythology

Galimcan Gıylmanov is one of the leading names in today's Kazan Tatar literature. This artist, who grew up in the countryside and carries the traditions and customs of the Tatar people with all his being, has mostly dealt with the philosophy of life of ordinary people in most of his works and combined his works with magical realism under the name of postmodernism. In this work, which he wrote with events from real life, he skillfully described the heroes and skillfully used the rich vocabulary of the Tatar people. In his work, the author presented his thoughts on the meaning of life in a philosophical language; he kneaded his love for his homeland with the material and spiritual beliefs of the Tatar people; and combined the cultural richness of the Tatar people with mythological elements. In this context, in his novel called Flying People, he depicted Tatar villages, city life, love for the homeland, the importance of the fatherland, morality and love, and the concept of honor by blending them with eternal values. In this novel of the author, the events experienced by a young man named Sevben who left his village eighteen years ago and the psychological crisis experienced by his mother and his lover Level, whom he left behind, are narrated. In the study, the heroes and mythological elements that Galimcan Gıylmanov masterfully wrote were examined based on the work. Keywords: Kazan Tatar Literature, Galimcan Gıylmanov, Prose, Mythology.