Akif Pirinçci (Turkish pronunciation:[aːˈcifpiɾintʃˈdʒi]; born 20 October 1959) is a Turkish-born German writer who is best known internationally for his novel Felidae. After a highly controversial speech for the Pegida movement in 2015, he had his contracts cancelled and works delisted by his publishers, Amazon and most booksellers in Germany.
While writing and publishing these non-fiction essays, Pirinçci also increasingly came in contact with functionaries of the anti-Islamic movement Pegida, the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany, and the small right-wing German Freedom Party, who organized lecture tours where Pirinçci would read from his two political essay books. When he faced criticism in May 2014, he justified these contacts by telling the online blog of the newspaper Die Zeit "I don't give a flying fuck if people call me a Nazi, I don't give a damn." ("Es geht mir am Arsch vorbei, wenn man mich einen Nazi nennt, das ist mir scheißegal").[1]
Defamation suitedit
On 20 January 2015, the local paper General-Anzeiger reported that Pirinçci had been found liable for defamation in a civil suit brought by a professor of sociology and biology, whom Pirinçci had described as a "mentally sick, manic queer with a screw loose" ("geisteskranken, durchgeknallten Schwulen mit Dachschaden"). Pirinçci had also described the professor's theories as a "jewel of stupidity" ("Juwel der Doofheit").[2]
2015 Pegida speechedit
At the first anniversary of the Pegida protests in Dresden on 19 October 2015, Pirinçci was invited as keynote speaker. He accused German politicians of being "Gauleiter against their own people" and called Germany's government a "shit state" ("Scheißstaat"). Further, according to Pirinçci, Muslims want to "pump infidels full of their Muslim juice" ("Ungläubige mit ihrem Moslemsaft vollpumpen") and stated that Germany is becoming a "Muslim garbage dump" ("Moslemmüllhalde"). He called the German Green Party a "Party of child fuckers" ("Kinderfickerpartei"), and the spokesperson for the mosque in Erfurt a "Muslim guy with a Taliban beard" ("Moslemfritzen mit Talibanbart"), who had as much to do with German culture as "my asshole with the production of perfume" ("wie mein Arschloch mit Parfümherstellung").[3]
However, the most-widely spread quote from Pirinçci's 19 October speech was, "Unfortunately, the concentration camps are out of order at the moment!" ("Aber die KZs sind ja leider derzeit außer Betrieb!"), which was met with applause from the crowd. In a wider context, Pirinçci's concentration camps statement was intended to accuse critics of Pegida of intending to send Pegida members to said concentration camps.[4][5][6] Pirinçci's remarks were apparently deemed too offensive by the crowd, and was booed off the stage.[7]
Within 24 hours after first quotes from Pirinçci's Pegida speech appeared in the media, his publishers Goldmann and Random House issued statements that they had cancelled their contracts with Pirinçci and would no longer sell any of his books, and the webmaster to his online blog also cancelled Pirinçci's contract. At the same time, Amazon Germany chose to de-list his books so they can't be found through searches or ordered through the website. A few days later, all relevant book wholesalers in Germany (Libri, Umbreit, and KNV) also stopped ordering his books, and many independent bookstores issued statements that they would refuse to order his books, even upon request. This reaction by bookstores was criticized by columnist Jan Fleischhauer in Der Spiegel as amounting to authoritarian censorship.[8]Volker Beck, member of parliament for the German Green Party, filed charges against Pirinçci for public incitement to commit criminal acts and incitement to hatred. A spokesperson for the federal prosecutor's office confirmed that an investigation is ongoing.[9]
Two weeks after his Pegida speech, Pirinçci told Der Spiegel that the boycott of all his books overnight (except for the two political essay collections at Manufactum) as well as his public notoriety resulting from the affair made him seriously consider emigration.[10]
List of literary worksedit
Tränen sind immer das Ende (1980)
Der Rumpf (literally meaning "the torso") (1992)
Yin (1997)
The Back Door (German: Die Damalstür) (2001)
Der letzte Weltuntergang: Krimi-Erzählungen ("The Final Apocalypse") (2007)
Volltreffer (2011), written under the pseudonym Cedric Arnold
Deutschland von Sinnen: Der irre Kult um Frauen, Homosexuelle und Zuwanderer (2014) (Germany Gone Mad: The Crazy Cult around Women, Homosexuals and Immigrants)
Further readingedit
Cheesman, Tom (2007). "Akif Pirinçci: The Individualistic Cosmopolitan of Denial". Novels of Turkish German settlement: cosmopolite fictions. Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture. Camden House. pp. 58–59. ISBN978-1-57113-374-8.
Referencesedit
^AfD und Burschenschaft luden zum Gespräch mit Akif Pirinçci Zeitblog vom 19. Mai 2014
^Beleidigung kostet Pirinçci 8000 Euro, General-Anzeiger Bonn, 20 January 2015
^Pegida spaltet Dresden, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 19 October 2015
^Stefan Niggemeier:Akif Pirinçcis Pegida-Rede: Eine Geschichte von Fehlern, Exzessen und Scheinheiligkeit In: faz.net vom 2. November 2015.
^Benjamin Maack: Hetzredner Pirinçci: Mitleid mit dem Demagogen In: spiegel.de vom 20. Oktober 2015.
^Chaled Nahar: Akif Pirinçcis Webmaster – "Ich schäme mich, dir behilflich gewesen zu sein". In: Deutschlandfunk.de, 20. Oktober 2015, Anmerkung der Redaktion.
^Barfield, Tom. "Inside Pegida's bellowing and bitter Dresden rally". The Local. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
^Fleischhauer, Jan (2015). Der Buchhändler als politischer Richter, SPON, 10 November 2015
^Ermittlungen wegen KZ-Äußerung von Akif Pirinçci, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 20 October 2015
^Fleischhauer, Jan (2015). Der Aussätzige, DER SPIEGEL, No 46, 7 November 2015, pp. 40-43
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
akif, pirinçci, turkish, pronunciation, aːˈcif, piɾintʃˈdʒi, born, october, 1959, turkish, born, german, writer, best, known, internationally, novel, felidae, after, highly, controversial, speech, pegida, movement, 2015, contracts, cancelled, works, delisted, . Akif Pirincci Turkish pronunciation aːˈcif piɾintʃˈdʒi born 20 October 1959 is a Turkish born German writer who is best known internationally for his novel Felidae After a highly controversial speech for the Pegida movement in 2015 he had his contracts cancelled and works delisted by his publishers Amazon and most booksellers in Germany Akif PirincciPirincci in 2014Born 1959 10 20 20 October 1959 age 64 Istanbul TurkeyOccupationNovelist screenwriterNationalityGermanSubjectMurder mystery thriller crime fiction detectiveNotable worksFelidae Contents 1 Political activity 1 1 Relationship with right wing organisations 1 2 Defamation suit 1 3 2015 Pegida speech 2 List of literary works 2 1 Felidae 3 List of non fiction works 4 Further reading 5 References 6 External linksPolitical activity editRelationship with right wing organisations edit While writing and publishing these non fiction essays Pirincci also increasingly came in contact with functionaries of the anti Islamic movement Pegida the right wing populist party Alternative for Germany and the small right wing German Freedom Party who organized lecture tours where Pirincci would read from his two political essay books When he faced criticism in May 2014 he justified these contacts by telling the online blog of the newspaper Die Zeit I don t give a flying fuck if people call me a Nazi I don t give a damn Es geht mir am Arsch vorbei wenn man mich einen Nazi nennt das ist mir scheissegal 1 Defamation suit edit On 20 January 2015 the local paper General Anzeiger reported that Pirincci had been found liable for defamation in a civil suit brought by a professor of sociology and biology whom Pirincci had described as a mentally sick manic queer with a screw loose geisteskranken durchgeknallten Schwulen mit Dachschaden Pirincci had also described the professor s theories as a jewel of stupidity Juwel der Doofheit 2 2015 Pegida speech edit At the first anniversary of the Pegida protests in Dresden on 19 October 2015 Pirincci was invited as keynote speaker He accused German politicians of being Gauleiter against their own people and called Germany s government a shit state Scheissstaat Further according to Pirincci Muslims want to pump infidels full of their Muslim juice Unglaubige mit ihrem Moslemsaft vollpumpen and stated that Germany is becoming a Muslim garbage dump Moslemmullhalde He called the German Green Party a Party of child fuckers Kinderfickerpartei and the spokesperson for the mosque in Erfurt a Muslim guy with a Taliban beard Moslemfritzen mit Talibanbart who had as much to do with German culture as my asshole with the production of perfume wie mein Arschloch mit Parfumherstellung 3 However the most widely spread quote from Pirincci s 19 October speech was Unfortunately the concentration camps are out of order at the moment Aber die KZs sind ja leider derzeit ausser Betrieb which was met with applause from the crowd In a wider context Pirincci s concentration camps statement was intended to accuse critics of Pegida of intending to send Pegida members to said concentration camps 4 5 6 Pirincci s remarks were apparently deemed too offensive by the crowd and was booed off the stage 7 Within 24 hours after first quotes from Pirincci s Pegida speech appeared in the media his publishers Goldmann and Random House issued statements that they had cancelled their contracts with Pirincci and would no longer sell any of his books and the webmaster to his online blog also cancelled Pirincci s contract At the same time Amazon Germany chose to de list his books so they can t be found through searches or ordered through the website A few days later all relevant book wholesalers in Germany Libri Umbreit and KNV also stopped ordering his books and many independent bookstores issued statements that they would refuse to order his books even upon request This reaction by bookstores was criticized by columnist Jan Fleischhauer in Der Spiegel as amounting to authoritarian censorship 8 Volker Beck member of parliament for the German Green Party filed charges against Pirincci for public incitement to commit criminal acts and incitement to hatred A spokesperson for the federal prosecutor s office confirmed that an investigation is ongoing 9 Two weeks after his Pegida speech Pirincci told Der Spiegel that the boycott of all his books overnight except for the two political essay collections at Manufactum as well as his public notoriety resulting from the affair made him seriously consider emigration 10 List of literary works editTranen sind immer das Ende 1980 Der Rumpf literally meaning the torso 1992 Yin 1997 The Back Door German Die Damalstur 2001 Der letzte Weltuntergang Krimi Erzahlungen The Final Apocalypse 2007 Volltreffer 2011 written under the pseudonym Cedric Arnold Felidae edit Felidae German Felidae 1989 Felidae II aka Felidae on the Road German Francis Felidae II 1993 Cave Canem 1999 Das Duell the duel 2002 Salve Roma 2004 Schandtat 2007 Felipolis 2010 Gottergleich 2014 Felidae animated movie script 1994 List of non fiction works editCat Sense 2011 Deutschland von Sinnen Der irre Kult um Frauen Homosexuelle und Zuwanderer 2014 Germany Gone Mad The Crazy Cult around Women Homosexuals and Immigrants Further reading editCheesman Tom 2007 Akif Pirincci The Individualistic Cosmopolitan of Denial Novels of Turkish German settlement cosmopolite fictions Studies in German literature linguistics and culture Camden House pp 58 59 ISBN 978 1 57113 374 8 References edit AfD und Burschenschaft luden zum Gesprach mit Akif Pirincci Zeitblog vom 19 Mai 2014 Beleidigung kostet Pirincci 8000 Euro General Anzeiger Bonn 20 January 2015 Pegida spaltet Dresden Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 19 October 2015 Stefan Niggemeier Akif Pirinccis Pegida Rede Eine Geschichte von Fehlern Exzessen und Scheinheiligkeit In faz net vom 2 November 2015 Benjamin Maack Hetzredner Pirincci Mitleid mit dem Demagogen In spiegel de vom 20 Oktober 2015 Chaled Nahar Akif Pirinccis Webmaster Ich schame mich dir behilflich gewesen zu sein In Deutschlandfunk de 20 Oktober 2015 Anmerkung der Redaktion Barfield Tom Inside Pegida s bellowing and bitter Dresden rally The Local Retrieved 25 October 2015 Fleischhauer Jan 2015 Der Buchhandler als politischer Richter SPON 10 November 2015 Ermittlungen wegen KZ Ausserung von Akif Pirincci Suddeutsche Zeitung 20 October 2015 Fleischhauer Jan 2015 Der Aussatzige DER SPIEGEL No 46 7 November 2015 pp 40 43External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akif Pirincci amp oldid 1218653977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
