Mehmet Gündüz Coral (born 11 September 1947) is a Turkish novelist, known for his novels with historical settings. His works, such as ''Extinct Times of Byzantium'' (author house/USA 2000) and ''The Lost Diaries of Constantinople'' (DK Publishing 2008), are also translated to foreign languages.

Biography

Coral was born in Izmir, Turkey to middle-class parents. He grew up in Izmir, which is actually the ancient Smyrna, and very much influenced by the historical surroundings of his city and nearby locations like ancient Ephesus, Pergamum, Halicarnassus. Following his spartan boarding school years in private colleges, he went on to study business administration and economics in

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. After graduation, he studied at the

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and

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for post graduate studies. He lives in

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Novels

**Extinct Times of Byzantium (Bizans'ta Kayıp Zaman-1998) **The Lost Diaries of Constantinople (Konstantiniye'nin Yitik Günceleri-1999) **Endless Breeze (Sonsuz Meltem-2000) **The Echo of the Universe (Isikla Yazilsin Sonsuza Adim-2001) **The Ashes of Smyrna (Izmir-13 Eylul 1922–2003) **FLYING within the boundaries of time and thought (Zamanin ve Dusuncenin Sinirlarinda UCARKEN-2003) **Rusty Sun (Paslı Gunes-2005) **Asylum Island (Timarhane Adasi-2006) **Operation Golden Virgin (Meryem Plani-2007) **Love in Alachati (Alacati'da Ask-2009) **Daughter of Time-Yellow Rose of Istanbul (Zamanin Kizi-Istanbul'un Sari Gulu-2010) **The Little Prince-The star that fell to the desert **Memories of old Constantinople **The swans of Lucerne **Bird may die, remember the flight **The diary of the Queen Constantinople **The Maple trees of Yenikoy

Research

**Merchants of Death-International Trade in Arms (Olum Satanlar-2000) **The Bride of Fire (Atesin Gelini-2008)

Awards

** BAL prize in arts and Literature- 2001 ** WORLD BROTHERHOOD UNION MEVLANA SUPREME FOUNDATION Prize in literature - 2010 ** IZMIR METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY City Culture literary award - 2011

References

Tell me a tale of İstanbul, the queen of cities!www.todayszaman.com/.../news-215707-111-tell-me-a-tale-of-istanbul-the-queen-of-cities.html - SOURCES www.libreriauniversitaria.it/diari-segreti-costantinopoli.../9788849705942 buoneletture.wordpress.com/.../i-diari-segreti-di-costantinopoli-corat-mehmet-besa/ - www.deastore.com/.../l-isola-del-dolore.../9788846920737.html www.amazon.com/Extinct-Times-Byzantium.../dp/1587217902 - www.hepsiburada.com/...lost-diaries-of-constantinople/productDetails.aspx?... edebiyatelestiri.blogspot.com/2006/05/mehmet-coral.html www.trpress.com/mehmet-coral-zamanin-kizi-kitabi/ www.tulumba.com/storeItemSrc.asp?...Mehmet%20Coral...Mehmet%20Coral www.dogankitap.com.tr/yazar.asp?id=64 www.kedros.gr Ιστορίες μιας χαμένης εποχής Έτος έκδοσης: 2002 ΤΖΟΡΑΛ, ΜΕΧΜΕΤ €14.14 Τα χαμένα ημερολόγια της πόλης Έτος έκδοσης: 2005 ΤΖΟΡΑΛ, ΜΕΧΜΕΤ €12.11 Πολλές ζωές στη Σμύρνη Έτος έκδοσης: 2006 ΤΖΟΡΑΛ, ΜΕΧΜΕΤ €14.14

External links

*Rusty sun- A TV interview with Coral *Love in Alachati- A definitive analysis of Mehmet Coral's literary works 1947 births Living people People from İzmir Turkish writers Bornova Anadolu Lisesi alumni {{Turkey-writer-stub