Abdullah Rıza Ergüven

Abdullah Rıza Ergüven (* 1925 in Avanos , Nevşehir Province ; † August 16, 2001 in Sweden ) was a Turkish poet , writer , essayist , literary critic and literary scholar .

Life

Ergüven graduated after school to study Turkish studies at Istanbul University , from which he graduated 1,952th Subsequently, he worked for a time at the University of Istanbul before he had to quit his job due to the political situation and ultimately went into exile in Sweden in 1967. There he worked as a researcher at the Wenner-Gren Center in Stockholm from 1968 to 1971 and as a translator from 1972 to 1977, before he was a lecturer in Turkology at Stockholm University from 1978 until his retirement in 1990 .

In addition to his teaching activities, Ergüven published poems in magazines and newspapers, but also essays and translations critical of literature. Much of his numerous writings were banned in Turkey because of offensive religion.

Publications

Ergüven's most famous publications include works such as:

• Yalnizlar , 1958
• Yarınları applaud , 1982
• Yunus Emre, bütün yönleriyle , 1982
• Yasak tümceler , 1993
• Tabancamın ipek bağı , 1994
• Dinlerin kökeni ve İslam'da reform , 1996
• Gece de Güneş Doğar , 1997, ISBN 978-975-7354-63-5
• Acı Sıcak , 1999, ISBN 975-7354-92-9
• Tanrıları Nasıl Yarattık / Tanrıların Ölümü! , 2000, ISBN 975-7354-71-6
• Tarih Boyunca Gök Nesneleri Ufo , 200, ISBN 975-7354-52-X
• Şarabı Tanrılarla Yudumladık , 2001, ISBN 975-6680-13-X
• Yunus Emre , 2001, ISBN 975-6680-09-1
• Sanat ve Erotizm , 2004, ISBN 975-6680-49-0
• Dinlerin Kökeni ve İslam'da Reform , new edition 2005, ISBN 975-7354-37-6
• Şiirin Gerçeği Toplumdaki Yeri , 2007, ISBN 975-6680-36-9

Web links

• Entry in Kim Kimdir? (Who is who?)
• Proof of publication in the Open Library