Erdağ Göknar is a Turkish-American scholar, literary translator, and poet. He is an Associate Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University and Director of the Duke University Middle East Studies Center.
Göknar is best known for his award-winning translation of Orhan Pamuk's Ottoman historical novel, My Name is Red (Knopf 2001; Everyman's Library 2010), which marked Pamuk's emergence as an author of world literature, contributing to his selection as Nobel laureate in 2006. John Updike commented on the translation in The New Yorker: "Translating from the Turkish, a non-Indo-European language with a grammar that puts the verb at the end of even the longest sentence, isn't a task for everybody; Erdağ Göknar deserves praise for the cool, smooth English in which he has rendered Pamuk's finespun sentences, passionate art appreciations, slyly pedantic debates, eerie urban scenes ... and exhaustive inventories." The best-selling novel was awarded the 2003 International Dublin Literary Award, a 100,000 Euro prize that acknowledges both translator and author and was reissued as part of the Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics in 2010.
Göknar's translation of Atiq Rahimi's Earth and Ashes (Harcourt) from Dari was shortlisted for the IMPAC Literary Award in 2004 and reissued by Other Press in 2010. In 2008 Göknar translated modernist Turkish author Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar's iconic novel of Istanbul A Mind at Peace (Archipelago, 2008/2011), which was awarded a translation grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The translation was presented to President Barack Obama by the Turkish government during a state visit in 2009.
Göknar's critical articles have appeared in journals such as South Atlantic Quarterly, Novel: A Forum on Fiction, and the Journal of Middle East Women's Studies.
In 2013, Göknar published a work of literary and cultural criticism entitled Orhan Pamuk, Secularism and Blasphemy: The Politics of the Turkish Novel (Routledge), which argues that productive tension between literary tropes of din (Turkish Islam) and devlet (state secularism) informs Pamuk's work and marks its currency as world literature.
His collection of poetry, Nomadologies (Turtle Point Press), appeared in 2017 and is a poetics of Turkish-American diaspora, addressing themes of cultural dislocation.
Orhan Pamuk, Secularism, and Blasphemy: The Politics of the Turkish Novel (Routledge, 2013)
Edited Volumesedit
Mediterranean Passages: Readings from Dido to Derrida (Univ. of North Carolina Press, 2008)
Poetryedit
Nomadologies: Poems (Turtle Point Press, 2017)
External linksedit
Articles available on academia.edu
Orhan Pamuk, Secularism and Blasphemy
Updike on "My Name is Red"
Pamuk on the Nobel Prize site
"My Name is Red" wins IMPAC
SF Chronicle Review of Pamuk's Other Colors
April 11, 2024
erdağ, göknar, turkish, american, scholar, literary, translator, poet, associate, professor, turkish, middle, eastern, studies, duke, university, director, duke, university, middle, east, studies, center, göknar, best, known, award, winning, translation, orhan. Erdag Goknar is a Turkish American scholar literary translator and poet He is an Associate Professor of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University and Director of the Duke University Middle East Studies Center Goknar is best known for his award winning translation of Orhan Pamuk s Ottoman historical novel My Name is Red Knopf 2001 Everyman s Library 2010 which marked Pamuk s emergence as an author of world literature contributing to his selection as Nobel laureate in 2006 John Updike commented on the translation in The New Yorker Translating from the Turkish a non Indo European language with a grammar that puts the verb at the end of even the longest sentence isn t a task for everybody Erdag Goknar deserves praise for the cool smooth English in which he has rendered Pamuk s finespun sentences passionate art appreciations slyly pedantic debates eerie urban scenes and exhaustive inventories The best selling novel was awarded the 2003 International Dublin Literary Award a 100 000 Euro prize that acknowledges both translator and author and was reissued as part of the Everyman s Library Contemporary Classics in 2010 Goknar s translation of Atiq Rahimi s Earth and Ashes Harcourt from Dari was shortlisted for the IMPAC Literary Award in 2004 and reissued by Other Press in 2010 In 2008 Goknar translated modernist Turkish author Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar s iconic novel of Istanbul A Mind at Peace Archipelago 2008 2011 which was awarded a translation grant from the National Endowment for the Arts The translation was presented to President Barack Obama by the Turkish government during a state visit in 2009 Goknar s critical articles have appeared in journals such as South Atlantic Quarterly Novel A Forum on Fiction and the Journal of Middle East Women s Studies In 2013 Goknar published a work of literary and cultural criticism entitled Orhan Pamuk Secularism and Blasphemy The Politics of the Turkish Novel Routledge which argues that productive tension between literary tropes of din Turkish Islam and devlet state secularism informs Pamuk s work and marks its currency as world literature His collection of poetry Nomadologies Turtle Point Press appeared in 2017 and is a poetics of Turkish American diaspora addressing themes of cultural dislocation Goknar is the recipient of two Fulbright Fellowship awards Contents 1 Translations 2 Cultural Criticism 3 Edited Volumes 4 Poetry 5 External linksTranslations editMy Name is Red Benim Adim Kirmizi by Orhan Pamuk Knopf 2001 Earth and Ashes Khakester o Khak by Atiq Rahimi Harcourt 2004 A Mind at Peace Huzur by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar Archipelago Books 2008 Cultural Criticism editOrhan Pamuk Secularism and Blasphemy The Politics of the Turkish Novel Routledge 2013 Edited Volumes editMediterranean Passages Readings from Dido to Derrida Univ of North Carolina Press 2008 Poetry editNomadologies Poems Turtle Point Press 2017 External links editArticles available on academia edu Orhan Pamuk Secularism and Blasphemy Updike on My Name is Red Pamuk on the Nobel Prize site My Name is Red wins IMPAC SF Chronicle Review of Pamuk s Other Colors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erdag Goknar amp oldid 1159424876, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
