About the book: 1986 / The action of Cengiz Tuncer's story "Confiscated Land" takes place in Western Anatolia - a relatively developed region of Turkey, where the process of penetration of capitalist relations into agriculture is much more faster than in the east of the country. The author, a native of Western Anatolia, is well aware of the peculiarities of this process, which helps him create an impressive picture of life in a Turkish village. D. Tuncer paints with bright strokes the difficult situation of the peasants, their spontaneous protest, the stratification of the Turkish peasantry.