Published in 1981 by the Writer\'s and Reader\'s Publishing Co-operative, Memed, My Hawk (Turkish: İnce Memed, meaning \"Memed, the Slim\") is a 1955 novel by Yaşar Kemal. It was Kemal\'s debut novel and is 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. The book has been translated into all the European languages and internationally. Paperback - decorated boards. Spine slightly creased. Some browning to pages, but text readable. 351pp