Abstract
Existentialism is one of the philosophies that characterize the 20th century. Human beings are at the centre of this philosophy along with the notions such as meaning, absurdity, suicide and revolt. In this respect, Camus is one of the prominent thinkers associated with the existential philosophy. His main books are The Myth of Sisyphus and The Rebel, which are the essays on the suicide phenomenon, revolt and the absurd. The literature is also a means for Camus to convey his philosophical ideas on the subject matterscited above. In this context, The Fall reflects his existential philosophy on absurdity and suicide. Like The Fall, Bıçakçı’s Bir SüreYere Paralel Gittikten Sonra (After a Long Way Down) can also be evaluated as a text with existential motifs and ideas influenced by Camus. In this context, both texts are open to criticism in the light of existential philosophy as these novels revolve around absurd hero/heroine who challenge the expectations from/ofsociety.This study presents an attempt to clarify, in a comparative way, the existential themes and motifs in The Fall and After A Long Way Down, focusing on how the suicide event is shaped culturally.
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