Ahmet Ümit
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Ahmet Ümit (* 1960 in Gaziantep ) is a Turkish writer. He published several detective novels, three of which were translated into German, as well as poems, numerous short stories and a fairy tale. He also wrote essays about u. a. Franz Kafka , Fjodor M. Dostojewski , Patricia Highsmith and Edgar Allan Poe .
Life
At the age of 14, Ümit began to get involved in politics. He was a member of the Turkish Communist Party until he was 29 years old . He studied from 1985 to 1986, illegal under the Turkish laws at the time, at the Academy of Social Sciences in Moscow . During the military dictatorship (1980-1990) he took part in underground operations and in 1989 had to go into hiding. He remained true to his leftist convictions, but also recognized the authoritarian traits of the Communist Party. He withdrew from politics and concentrated on his literary work.
He wrote his first short story in 1983 after completing a degree in administrative sciences in Istanbul . He is one of the pioneers of the crime novel with literary standards in Turkey. His books reach high editions in his home country and some have also been made into films. He also writes scripts for TV crime series.
Works
- Novels
- 2012: Bab-ı Esrar (German: Gate of Secrets)
- 2010: İstanbul Hatırası (published in German: The Gardens of Istanbul)
- 2008: Olmayan Ülke (German: The land that didn't exist)
- 2007: İnsan Ruhunun Haritası (German: The map of the human soul)
- 2006: Ninatta'nın Bileziği (German: Ninattas Bangle)
- 2006: Kavim (German: Das Urvolk)
- 2005: Başkomiser Nevzat, Çiçekçinin Ölümü (German: Hauptkommissar Nevzat, Der Tod des Blumenhändlers)
- 2004: Ask köpekliktir (German: love is meanness )
- 2003: Beyoglu Rapsodisi (German: Die Beyoglu-Rapsodie)
- 2002: Kukla (German: Die Marionette)
- 2002: Şeytan Ayrıntıda Gizlidir (published in German: The devil is in the details)
- 2000: Patasana (published in German: Patasana)
- 1999: Agatha'nın Anahtarı (German: Agatha's key)
- 1998: Kar Kokusu (German: Schneegeruch)
- 1996: Sis ve Gece (published in German: Nacht und Nebel)
- 1995: Masal Masal İçinde (German: Märchen im Märchen)
- 1994: Bir Ses Böler Geceyi (German: A scream breaks through the night)
- 1992: Çıplak Ayaklıydı Gece (German: Barefoot was the night)
- German translations
- Night and Fog. Union, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-293-10002-3 .
- The devil is in the details: crime stories from Istanbul. Auf dem Ruffel, Engelschoff 2008, ISBN 978-3-933847-21-8 .
- Patasana. Edition Galata, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-935597-74-6 .
- The gardens of Istanbul. btb, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-442-71513-8 .
- The dervish gate. btb, Munich 2020, ISBN 978-3-442-71765-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Ahmet Ümit in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ahmet Ümit in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ahmet Ümit on the website of the Union Publishing House
- Ahmet Ümit on krimi-couch.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.unionsverlag.com/info/person.asp?pers_id=1765
- ↑ Ahmet Ümit on Ahmet Ümit. Appendix to his novel Nacht und Nebel. Union, Zurich 2008.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ümit, Ahmet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gaziantep , Turkey |