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Revenge of the Snakes is Fakir Baykurt's first novel which describes the rural life, written in 1954. Because of this book, he was investigated in 1959 and was forced to quit his job of teaching. The book heavily used colloquial and rural speech, and the characters were chosen to reflect real people. The book, together with its successors Irazca's Land and Kara Ahmet Legend, is known as the Fakir Baykurt trilogy.

Plot Summary
Irazca is a woman who lives in the Karataş village with her son Bayram, Bayram's wife Haççe, and her grandkids. The book tells the story of Irazca's rebellion against the hierarchy that exists within the village. Deli Haceli and his wife Fatma, complaining that their house is very damp, decide to build a house right in front of the house Irazca and her family dwell on. Meanwhile, news arrive that the Kaymakam will visit the village for an opening ceremony. Various preparations are put in place for his arrival. For the preparations, Mukhtar and his supporters steal Bayram's sheep. Mukhtar supports Haceli for personal gains and has Bayram, who he invited to speak with, beaten. To take revenge, Irazca, who loses her sheep and has her son beaten, fills the foundation Haceli dug for the house. In the meantime, Bayram breaks the adobe bricks that were planned to be used for the house. Filled with the rage of seeing all the work that he has done is gone, Haceli throws a rock at pregnant Haççe, causing a miscarriage. To demand justice, Bayram intercepts the Kaymakam before he arrives at the village and asks for his help. When the Kaymakam arrives at the village he doesn't attend to any of the preparations and says he himself will sue if Irazca and her family won't be given what they deserve. Seeing that he too will be punished for the incidents, Mukhtar cuts his support to Haceli and tries to negotiate with Bayram. Although he tells him that he will make Haceli give up on his requests and support him financially, Bayram remains unconvinced and says he will sue them regardless. Despite breaking free of Mukhtar's oppression, Irazca loses her mental stability and starts to act as though they never did.

Characters

 * Kara Bayram
 * Fatma
 * Irazca
 * Deli Haceli
 * Haçça
 * Mukhtar
 * Ahmet
 * Şerife
 * The Village Guard
 * Kaymakam

Awards

 * Cumhuriyet Newspaper Yunus Nadi Novel Award (1958 - First)

Adaptations

 * Revenge of the Snakes was first adapted into a movie in 1962 by Metin Erksan. It was adapted into a movie for the second time in 1985 with Şerif Gören as the director.
 * In 2014 Koliba Film adapted the novel into a TV series and Makbule Koşif and Eda Tezcan took on the job of writing the script. The series were screened on Show TV.