Yadé Kara (
Çayırlı
Çayırlı ( ku, Mans/Mose) is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1,480 km² and the elevation is 1,520 m. The district has a total population of 10,261 of which 5,447 live ...
, 1965) is a
Turkish-German writer.
Born in
Eastern Anatolia, she grew up in
West Berlin.
She studied
English and
German studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German hi ...
and also drama at the
Schiller Theater. She has worked as an actress, teacher and journalist in cities like
London,
Istanbul or
Hong Kong and published several articles for radio and television.
Her first novel ''
Selam Berlin'' (2003) won the ''
Deutschen Bücherpreis'' and the ''
Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Förderpreis'' in 2004.
Works
*''Café Cyprus'', Roman, Diogenes, Zürich 2008. 375 S.
*''Selam Berlin'', Roman, Diogenes, Zürich 2003. 381 S.
References
External links
*
Interview mit Enno E. Peter vom November 2003
German journalists
Turkish women journalists
German women writers
Turkish women writers
Turkish writers
Turkish emigrants to Germany
1965 births
Living people
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