Gibraltar Marine

Gibraltar Marine

He translated the novel The Sea of ​​Gibraltar, whose original title was Le Marin de Gibraltar, into Repeating Mediterranean Turkish. The work belonging to the world literature series is among the sea-themed books. The novel consists of 328 pages. It made its first edition in March 2000.

He works in a job that the protagonist of the novel does not like. He lives with a woman he doesn't like. As time progresses, he encounters a truck driver. They take a journey together. In this journey, the hero finds the meaning of life. He decides to live alone. He goes and settles in a village. With this decision that changed the course of his life, he meets a wealthy woman. This woman is Anna.

Anna starts working with her. Anna searches for her lost Gibraltar Sailor. For this purpose, the young man and Anna are on the sea. The journey starting from Sete port continues to Tangier. The journey from there to Abidjan continues towards Leopoldville. They wander around without even knowing who they are looking for. As the journey continues, the young man and woman begin to bond. Realizing that it is necessary to act honestly, these two young people continue their search. They continue their search to find the Gibraltar sailor. While they continue to search, they sometimes behave well and sometimes badly. The story of heroes caught in the dilemma of good and evil has been skillfully crafted by Marguerite Duras.

This author's novel is a lyrical genre where dialogues are at the forefront. Born on April 4, 1914, the childhood of the author passed in Indochina. He lived his first youth in various parts of Vietnam until 1932 when he went to France. He studied law and political science at Sorbonne University. His first book was published in 1943. He started to use his pen more skillfully. From October 1988 to June 1989, he remained in the hospital in a coma. Duras, the author of this beautiful novel, passed away on March 3, 1996, in Paris. He left behind works that were deemed worthy of various awards. He was welcomed by the reader of the Marine of Gibraltar, for which he handles the sea well. Readers find a piece of themselves in the novel, which includes emotional dialogues about bilateral relations. The combination of the theme of love with the sea also distinguishes this novel from other lyrical novels.