Yaşar Kemal
Kurdish writer and human rights activist (1923–2015)
Yaşar Kemal, (born Kemal Sadık Gökçeli 6 October 1923 – 28 February 2015) was a Turkish writer of Kurdish origin. He was one of Turkey's leading writers.[1][2] Kemal was long a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, on the strength of Memed, My Hawk.[3]
Kemal Sadık Gökçeli | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 23, 1923 Gökçedam, Osmaniye, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 28 February 2015 (aged 91) İstanbul, Turkey |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Period | 1943 – 2002 |
| Notable works | Ağıtlar ("Ballads"; debut)
İnce Memed ("Memed, My Hawk")) Teneke ("The Drumming-Out") Ince Memed II ("They Burn the Thistles") |
| Notable awards | Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger 1979 Prix mondial Cino Del Duca 2011 |
References
change- ↑ Ertan, Nazlan (1997-03-06). "French pay tribute to Yasar Kemal". Turkish Daily News. Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- ↑ Perrier, Jean-Louis (1997-03-04). "Yachar Kemal, conteur et imprécateur". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ↑ "Ölene kadar Nobel adayı olacağım". Hurriyet (in Turkish). 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
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