Münevver Andaç (12 February 1917 16 May 1997) was a translator of

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. She was the partner of the poet

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and had a son with him named Mehmet. She translated Hikmet's work into French, as she did for many other Turkish writers. She was also responsible for introducing

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to the

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world. Pamuk has acknowledged Andaç's role in making his work available in French.Bibliomonde profile (in French)
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20th-century Turkish translators 1917 births 1998 deaths Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni {{Turkey-writer-stub