Füruzan (born Füruzan Yerdelen, October 29, 1932) is a self-taught Turkish writer, who is highly regarded for her sensitive characterisations of the poor and her depictions of Turkish immigrants abroad.
Biography
Born in
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
, Turkey, she enjoyed reading as a child but left school in the eighth grade following the death of her father. She worked as an actress with the Little Theater acting company and began writing poems and short stories. She married cartoonist Turhan Selçuk in 1958 and the couple had one child before they divorced. She became a full-time writer following her divorce in 1968. She published her first collection of short stories ''Parasiz Yatili'' (''Free Boarding School'') in 1971 and was awarded the
Sait Faik Sait as a given name or surname is the Turkish written form of the Arabic male given name Sa‘id.
The name Sait or the abbreviation SAIT may refer to:
People (given name or surname)
* Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Turkish writer
* Talât Sait Halman, ...
Short Story Award. She published her first novel ''47’liler'' (''Those Born in ’47'') in 1975 won and was awarded the Turkish Language Association Novel Award.
English language bibliography
One collection of Füruzan's short stories has been published in English translation.
A Summer Full of Love
A
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
short story collection by Turkish writer Füruzan published by
Milet Books, in dual
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
and English translation by
Damian Croft Damian ( la, links=no, Damianus) may refer to:
*Damian (given name)
*Damian (surname)
*Damian Subdistrict, in Longquanyi District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
See also
*Damiani, an Italian surname
*Damiano (disambiguation)
*Damien (disambiguation)
*Dam ...
, as part of its series of
Turkish-English Short Story Collections.
The publisher states that the author, “displays her remarkable sensitivity, psychological insight and evocative sense of place, while looking at the pleasures and pressures of family relations and the impact of social class divisions.”
A review in ''Write Away'' states that the style of the work, “is an excellent introduction to the techniques of short story writing, and encourages a realization of the different parameters that this genre requires,” before concluding that this is, “A challenging and immensely rewarding read...”
Editions
*
On-line translations
''The River''at Boğaziçi University.
''In the Park by the Pier''at Boğaziçi University.
Bibliography
Short story collections
*''Parasiz Yatili'' (''Free Boarding School'') (1971)
*''Kusatma'' (''The Siege'') (1972),
*''Benim Sinemalarim'' (''My Cinemas'') (1973),
*''Gecenin Oteki Yuzu'' (''The Other Face of the Night'') (1982),
*''Gul Mevsimidir'' (''It’s the Season for Roses'') (1985).
*"Su Ustası Miraç"
Novels
*''47’liler'' (''Those Born in ’47'') (1975),
*''Berlin’in Nar Cicegi'' (''The Pomegranate Blossom of Berlin'') (1988).
Filmography
*''Sira sende fistik'' (1971, as actress)
*''Ah güzel Istanbul'' (1981, as writer)
*''Benim sinemalarim'' (''My Cinemas'') (1990, as writer & director)
Awards
*Awarded the 1971 Sait Faik Short Story Award for ''Parasiz Yatili'' (''Free Boarding School'')
*Awarded the 1975 Turkish Language Association Novel Award for ''47’liler'' (''Those Born in ’47 '')
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Furuzan
Turkish novelists
1931 births
Living people
Turkish women writers