Kaybolduunda
Kaybolduunda is a neologism used in Turkish literary criticism to describe a specific narrative pattern in which a central character’s disappearance drives the plot and shapes the reader’s interpretation. The term combines kaybolmak (to disappear) and the suffix -unda, indicating a moment or state, roughly translating to “in the moment of disappearance.”
Definition and characteristics
Kaybolduunda refers to works where the disappearance triggers nonlinear timelines, fragmented memory, and a focus on
In practice, kaybolduunda appears as a recurring structural motif rather than a single genre. Critics examine
Disappearance in literature; unreliable narrator; memory studies.