Samim Kocagöz (born 13 February 1916,
Söke
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– 5 September 1993,
Ä°zmir
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), was a
Turkish novelist.
Biography
He graduated from
Istanbul University
Istanbul University, also known as University of Istanbul (), is a Public university, public research university located in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Mehmed II on May 30, 1453, a day after Fall of Constantinople, the conquest of Constantinop ...
, Faculty of Literature, Department of Turkish Language and Literature in 1942. Between 1942 and 1945 he studied art history at the
University of Lausanne
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. After returning to Turkey, he taught literature at Izmir Trade School and art history at the State Conservatory for a while. He was engaged in farming in Söke.
Bibliography
Novel
* ''İkinci Dünya''
* ''Bir Şehrin İki Kapısı''
* ''Yılan Hikayesi''
* ''Onbinlerin Dönüşü''
* ''Kalpaklılar''
* ''Doludizgin''
* ''Bir Karış Toprak''
* ''Bir Çift Öküz''
* ''İzmir'in İçinde''
* ''Tartışma''
* ''Mor Ötesi''
* ''Eski Toprak''
Story
* "Telli Kavak"
* "Sam Amca"
* "Sığınak"
* "Cihan Şoförü"
* "Ahmet'in Kuzuları"
* "Yolun Üstündeki Kaya"
* "Yağmurdaki Kız"
* "Alandaki Delikanlı"
* "Gecenin SoluÄŸu"
* "Koca Öküzün Ölümü"
References
1916 births
1993 deaths
Turkish-language writers
Turkish poets
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