ADİL YAKUBOV’UN “KÖHNE DÜNYA” ROMANINDA TARİHİ KİŞİLİK VE KURGUSAL ÖZNE OLARAK İBNİ SİNA
AVİCENNA AS A HISTORICAL FIGURE AND FICTIONAL SUBJECT IN ADIL YAKUBOV’S NOVEL “THE OLD WORLD”

Summary/Abstract: Historical fiction refers to a genre of novels that attempts to convey the spirit of a past era, the private lives of real or fictional individuals, and their social conditions in accordance with historical truth. In historical fiction, historical events, people, and places are shaped according to the author's ideology, perspective, and purpose. One such novel, which draws its subject matter from history and is shaped by the author's perspective, is Köhne Dünya (The Old World) by Uzbek author Adil Yakubov. This article examines the historical novel genre in light of theoretical discussions and explores the relationship between history and fiction in this genre through the lens of a real person, Avicenna. This study first defines the historical novel, briefly explaining the characteristics and themes of the genre; then, it discusses the factual basis of historical fiction in line with the views of theorists such as Collingwood, Lukács, Rigney, Shaw, White, Ricoeur, and Carr. The second section of the study analyzes how historical reality and fictional construction intertwine in Adil Yakubov's novel about Avicenna, within the context of the novel's characters, plot, and ideological discourse. Thus, it is revealed that the historical novel is not merely a genre that recounts the past, but also a narrative space that engages with the intellectual and ideological issues of the present.

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