The work is a compilation of the satirical daily jokes, fantasies, and poems in verse form that summarize his instantaneous observations and anger, which Necip Fazıl Kısakürek published in various newspapers and magazines starting in 1947 under the pen names "Ozan" or "Ozanbaşı."

The first publication date of Öfke ve Hiciv (Anger and Satire) is July 1988.