Memed, My Hawk
| Author | Yaşar Kemal |
|---|---|
| Original title | İnce Memed |
| Translator | Edouard Roditi |
| Language | Turkish |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Publication place | Turkey |
Published in English | 1961 |
| Followed by | They Burn the Thistles |
Memed, My Hawk (Turkish: İnce Memed, lit. 'Memed the Slim') is a 1955 novel by Yaşar Kemal. It was Kemal's debut novel and the first novel in his İnce Memed tetralogy. The novel won the Varlık Prize for that year (Turkey's highest literary prize), and earned Kemal a national reputation. In 1961, the book was translated into English by Edouard Roditi, thus gaining Kemal his first exposure to English-speaking readers.
The book earned Kemal the status of one of the most famous Turkish authors internationally.