Nedim Gürsel (born 5 April 1951 in Gaziantep) is a Turkish writer. In the late 1960s, he published novellas and essays in Turkish magazines. After graduating from Galatasaray High School in 1970, he studied at the Sorbonne. In 1974, he graduated from the Sorbonne's Department of Modern French Literature.[1] In 1979, he received his doctorate in comparative literature after completing his dissertation on Louis Aragon and Nazim Hikmet.[2] He returned to Turkey, but the unrest there in 1980 persuaded him to go back to France.
Nedim Gürsel
In 1976, Gürsel published A Summer without End, a collection of stories. For that collection, in 1977, Gürsel received Turkey's highest literary prize, the Prize of the Turkish Language Academy. After the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, a military tribunal charged that Gürsel's collection had slandered the Turkish army. In 1983, the Turkish military censored Gürsel's novel The First Woman. Although the Turkish authorities dismissed the charges against Gürsel, their actions made A Summer without End and The First Woman unavailable in Turkey for several years.[2]
In 2008, Gürsel published The Daughters of Allah. The book prompted the Turkish authorities to charge Gürsel with insulting religion.[3] In June 2009, a court in Istanbul acquitted Gürsel of the charge.[4]
Gürsel is a founding member of the International Parliament of Writers.[2] In 2019, he was the eleventh Friedrich Dürrenmatt Guest Professor for World Literature[5] at the University of Bern. Today, a citizen of France, he teaches contemporary Turkish literature at the Sorbonne, and works as the research director on Turkish Literature at the International French Science Research Center (CNRS).[1]
Gürsel's awards include:
1977, Prize of the Turkish Language Academy
1986, the Abdi Ipekçi Prix for his contribution to the bringing together of Greeks and Turks)
1986, the Freedom Award by French PEN Club
1987, Haldun Taner Citation (with Tomris Uyar and Murathan Munhan)
1990, The prize for best international scenario by Radio France Internationale
^Grove, Thomas (5 June 2009). "Turkish author on trial questions country's freedom of expression". The Daily Star. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
^Lea, Richard (2009-06-26). "Turkish novelist cleared of inciting religious hatred". London: guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^"Nedim Gürsel". Walter Benjamin Kolleg. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
October 16, 2023
nedim, gürsel, born, april, 1951, gaziantep, turkish, writer, late, 1960s, published, novellas, essays, turkish, magazines, after, graduating, from, galatasaray, high, school, 1970, studied, sorbonne, 1974, graduated, from, sorbonne, department, modern, french. Nedim Gursel born 5 April 1951 in Gaziantep is a Turkish writer In the late 1960s he published novellas and essays in Turkish magazines After graduating from Galatasaray High School in 1970 he studied at the Sorbonne In 1974 he graduated from the Sorbonne s Department of Modern French Literature 1 In 1979 he received his doctorate in comparative literature after completing his dissertation on Louis Aragon and Nazim Hikmet 2 He returned to Turkey but the unrest there in 1980 persuaded him to go back to France Nedim GurselIn 1976 Gursel published A Summer without End a collection of stories For that collection in 1977 Gursel received Turkey s highest literary prize the Prize of the Turkish Language Academy After the 1980 Turkish coup d etat a military tribunal charged that Gursel s collection had slandered the Turkish army In 1983 the Turkish military censored Gursel s novel The First Woman Although the Turkish authorities dismissed the charges against Gursel their actions made A Summer without End and The First Woman unavailable in Turkey for several years 2 In 2008 Gursel published The Daughters of Allah The book prompted the Turkish authorities to charge Gursel with insulting religion 3 In June 2009 a court in Istanbul acquitted Gursel of the charge 4 Gursel is a founding member of the International Parliament of Writers 2 In 2019 he was the eleventh Friedrich Durrenmatt Guest Professor for World Literature 5 at the University of Bern Today a citizen of France he teaches contemporary Turkish literature at the Sorbonne and works as the research director on Turkish Literature at the International French Science Research Center CNRS 1 Gursel s awards include 1977 Prize of the Turkish Language Academy 1986 the Abdi Ipekci Prix for his contribution to the bringing together of Greeks and Turks 1986 the Freedom Award by French PEN Club 1987 Haldun Taner Citation with Tomris Uyar and Murathan Munhan 1990 The prize for best international scenario by Radio France Internationale 1992 Struga Gold Plaque Award 2004 France Turquie Literary Prize Fernand Rouillon 2004 Art and Literature Chivalry by French Government 1 Gursel s works include Kadinlar Kitabi The Book of Women 1975 Uzun Surmus Bir Yaz A Summer without End 1976 Ilk Kadin The First Woman 1986 and 2004 Sevgilim Istanbul Istanbul My Love 1986 Son Tramvay The Last Tram 1991 Saint Nazaire Gunlugu The Newspaper of Saint Nazaire 1995 Bogazkesen Fatih in Romani The Conqueror 1996 Balkanlara Donus Return to the Balkans 1995 Nazim Hikmet ve Geleneksel Turk Yazisi Nazim Hikmet and Turkish popular literature 2000 Yasar Kemal Yachar Kemal the novel of a transition 2000 and 2005 Aragon Baskaldiridan Gercege The Perpetual Motion of Aragon dadaist revolt with the real world 2000 Sag Saglim Kavussak Cocukluk Yillari In the country of captive fish a Turkish childhood 2004 Allah in Kizlari The Daughters of Allah 2008 1 References Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nedim Gursel a b c d 1 Archived 2011 07 18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009 05 28 a b c Lettre Ulysses Award Nedim Gursel Turkey www lettre ulysses award org Retrieved 2009 05 28 Grove Thomas 5 June 2009 Turkish author on trial questions country s freedom of expression The Daily Star Retrieved 21 July 2009 Lea Richard 2009 06 26 Turkish novelist cleared of inciting religious hatred London guardian co uk Archived from the original on 23 December 2012 Retrieved 20 July 2009 Nedim Gursel Walter Benjamin Kolleg 2019 02 12 Retrieved 2020 08 03 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nedim Gursel amp oldid 1136845570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
