TOLGA ÇAĞLAYAN

The Life Battle of Literature

Summary This article analyzes the rupture between past and present literature, the changing relationship between author and reader, and the transformation of literature into a marketing-centric phenomenon, devoid of content. Psychological, sociological, and philosophical analyses reveal that the crisis literature is experiencing stems from a need for transformation. Furthermore, Tolga Çağlayan and his "Emptiness Current," a writer in contemporary Turkish literature who exhibits a meaning-centered resistance to this transformation, are examined as a case study.