Peride Celal Yönsel (June 10, 1916 – June 15, 2013), commonly known as Peride Celal or Peride Celâl, was a Turkish novelist and story writer. Her work has won major awards such as the

Sedat Simavi Literature Award The Sedat Simavi Literature Prize is a Turkish literary award presented annually. It was established in 1977 by Sedat Simavi Foundation, in memory of author and journalist, Sedat Simavi. The prize is given also in nine different areas in sport, T ...

in 1977, and the

Orhan Kemal Orhan Kemal (15 September 1914 – 2 June 1970) is the pen name of Turkish novelist Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü. He is known for his realist novels that describe the life of the poor in Turkey. Biography Orhan Kemal was born in Ceyhan, Adana, ...

Novel Prize in 1991.

Early life

Born in

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, she completed her high school education in

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and at the French curriculum Lycée Sainte-Pulchérie in

. She spent most of her childhood in

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Career

After returning to Istanbul, Celal worked at Elektrik Şirketi and Neşriyat Bürosu. In 1944, she went to Switzerland to work as an assistant at the Press Office of the Turkish Embassy in

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. Upon her return to Turkey, she served at the governmental press and publishing agency ( tr, Basın Yayın Kurumu) and the newspaper "''Yeni İstanbul''". Celal acquired her love of literature from her cultured mother, and started writing at a young age. Her first story, ''Ak Kiz'', was published in the weekly ''Yedigün'' in 1935, which was followed by her stories, reportages and novels in the newspapers ''Son Posta'', ''Cumhuriyet'', ''Tan'' and ''Milliyet''. Her literary career can be divided into two parts: During the first half, she wrote mostly romantic novels. During the second half, she focused on the twisted and corrupt lives of the Turkish

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Death

Celal died on June 15, 2013, but it was announced two days later by her family.Renowned author Peride Celal passes away at 97
She was survived by her daughter

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, who was the chair of the English Language and Literature Department at

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Recognition

In 1977 Celal was honored for her novel ''Üç Yirmi Dört Saat'' with the Turkish

along with

Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (26 August 1914, Istanbul – 15 October 2008, Istanbul) was one of the most prolific Turkish poets of the Turkish Republic with more than 60 collections of his poems published as of 2007. He was a laureate of the ...

. The ''1991

Novel Prize'' was bestowed on Peride Celal for her novel ''Kurtlar''. In 1996,

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published a book titled ''Present to Peride Celal'' (Peride Celal’e Armağan) edited by 19 Turkish authors.

Works

Novels

*''Sönen Alev'' (1938) *''Yaz Yağmuru'' (1940) *''Ana Kız'' (1941) *''Kızıl Vazo'' (1941) *''Ben Vurmadım'' (1941) *''Atmaca'' (1944) *''Aşkın Doğuşu'' (1944) *''Kırkıncı Tepe'' (1945) *''Dar Yol'' (1949) *''Üç Kadının Romanı'' (1954) *''Kırkıncı Oda'' (1958) *''Gecenin Ucundaki Işık'' (1963) *''Güz Şarkısı'' (1966) *''Evli Bir Kadının Günlüğünden'' (1971) *''Üç Yirmidört Saat'' (1977) *''Kurtlar'' (1990) *''Deli Aşk'' (2002)

Stories

*''Jaguar'' (1978) *''Bir Hanım Efendinin Ölümü'' (1981) *''Pay Kavgası'' (1985).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Celal, Peride 1916 births 2013 deaths Writers from Istanbul Turkish women novelists Turkish novelists 20th-century novelists 20th-century Turkish women writers