Rıfat Ilgaz (7 May 1911 – 7 July 1993) was a Turkish teacher, writer and

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Biography

He was born in

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, in the Kastamonu Vilayet of the

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(present-day Turkey). Ilgaz was one of Turkey’s best-known and most prolific poets and writers, having authored over sixty works. Ilgaz started writing poetry during his junior school years and evolved into one of the prolific social-realist writers of the 20th-century

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. His poems are considered prime examples of socialist-realistic writing. While he has never really been a partisan of political ideologies, the fact that he has written about the sufferings of the people placed him at a left wing perspective. Like other writers of his time, Ilgaz was imprisoned as a result of one of his publications. In addition to his writing, he led an accomplished career as a lecturer in Turkish literature. In 1946 he founded a leading satirical weekly magazine, ''

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'', with

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and

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. Rıfat Ilgaz died in

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on 7 July 1993 due to lung failure. He was buried at

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English language bibliography

One collection of Ilgaz's short stories has been published in English translation.

Fourth Company

A 2001 short story collection by Turkish writer Rifat Ilgaz published by

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, in dual Turkish and English translation by

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, as part of its series of Turkish-English Short Story Collections. The publisher states that, “In the deftly comic six-part story, ''Fourth Company'' and two further stories, Rifat Ilgaz turns his sharp but affectionate wit on compulsory military service, holidays at home and the pathological fear of doctors.” The volume consists of the stories; *''Fourth Company'' (Parts 1–6) *''Off to Exchange Bayram Greetings'' *''A Fear of Doctors''

Editions

Selected works

* Apartıman Çocukları * Bacaksız Okulda * Bacaksız Plajda * Cart Curt * Çalış Osman Çiftlik Senin * Devam * Don Kişot Istanbul'da * Garibin Horozu * Geçmişe Mazi * Güvercinim Uyur mu? * Hababam Sınıfı (1975) (made into a movie) * Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı (1975) (made into a movie) * Hababam Sınıfı Baskında (made into a movie) * Hababam Sınıfı İcraatın İçinde * Hababam Sınıfı Uyanıyor * Hoca Nasrettin Ve Çömezleri * Karadeniz'in Kıyıcığında * Karartma Geceleri (1990) (made into a movie) * Kırk Yıl Once Kırk Yıl Sonra * Kulağımız Kirişte * Nerde Kalmıştık * Nerde O Eski Usturalar * Ocak Katırı Alagöz * Öksüz Civciv * Pijamalılar * Radarın Anahtarı * Rüşvetin Alamancası * Sarı Yazma * Sınıf * Soluk Soluğa/Karakılçık/Uzak Değil * Sosyal Kadınlar Partisi * Şeker Kutusu * Üsküdar'da Sabah Oldu * Yarenlik * Yaşadıkça * Yıldız Karayel * Yokuş Yukarı * Halime Kaptan

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ilgaz, Rifat 1911 births People from Cide People from Kastamonu vilayet Gazi Eğitim Enstitüsü alumni Turkish schoolteachers Turkish male writers Turkish novelists Turkish male poets Turkish prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Turkey 20th-century novelists 20th-century poets Turkish Marxists 1993 deaths Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery Turkish magazine founders