Pınar Kür (born April 15, 1943) is a Turkish author and dramatist.
She currently teaches at
Istanbul Bilgi University
Istanbul Bilgi University ( tr, Ä°stanbul Bilgi Ãœniversitesi), officially established in 1996, is a private university located in Istanbul, Turkey.
The university has 4 campuses centrally-located in Istanbul namely SantralIstanbul, KuÅŸtepe, Do ...
.
Pınar Kür is the daughter of
İsmet Kür
İsmet Kür (born Zorluhankızı, 29 September 1916 – 21 January 2013) was a Turkish educator, journalist, columnist and writer of mainly children's literature. Her writings included children's stories, novels, memoirs, short story, poems, and no ...
(1916–2013), who was an educator, journalist, columnist and writer of mainly
children's literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
.
Her maternal aunt
Halide Nusret Zorlutuna
Halide Nusret Zorlutuna (1901 – 10 June 1984) was a Turkish poet and novelist.
Biography
Zorlutuna was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire as the daughter of Mehmet Selim Bey, a journalist and political prisoner. Brought up in exile with her f ...
(1901–1984) was a poet.
Works
*Yarın Yarın (1976)
*Küçük Oyuncu (1977)
*Asılacak Kadın (1979)
*Akışı Olmayan Sular (1983)
*Bitmeyen AÅŸk (1986)
*Bir Cinayet Romanı (1989)
*Sonuncu Sonbahar (1992)
*Bir Deli Ağaç (1992)
*Hayalet Hikâyeleri (2004)
Translations
* Theo'ya Mektuplar / Vincent van Gogh (Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 1996)
ISBN 978-975-363-551-6
* ViÅŸnenin Cinsiyeti - Jeanette WÄ°nterson - (Sexing the Cherry)
* BaÄŸla Åžu Ä°ÅŸi
* Aç Sınıfın Laneti
* Ademden Önce - Jack London
* Tutku - Jeanette Winterson ( The Passion)
* Yabancı Kucak - Ian McEwan (The Comfort of Strangers)
* GeniÅŸ GeniÅŸ Bir Deniz - Jean Rhys - (Wide Sargasso Sea)
* Dalda Duran Kuşlar - Jean Rhys - (Öykülerinden seçmeler)
* Günaydın Geceyarısı - Jean Rhys - Goodmorning Midnight
* Karanlıkta Yolculuk - Jean Rhys - (Voyage in the Dark)
* Dörtlü - Jean Rhys - (Quartet)
* Karamlıkta Kahkaha - Vladimir Nobakov - (Laughter in the Dark)
* Åžaklaban - Morris West
* Ailenin Laneti - Dashiel Hammet
* Yunus İnsanlar - Tırsten Krol
* Doğmamış Çocuğa Mektup
* Durulmayan Bir Kafa - Kay Redfield Jamison
References
Living people
Turkish non-fiction writers
Turkish scientists
Turkish literary critics
Boğaziçi University alumni
Alumni of Arnavutköy American High School for Girls
1943 births
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