Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca
Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (born August 26, 1914 in Constantinople , now Istanbul , † October 15, 2008 in Istanbul) was one of the most productive Turkish poets. As the son of a cavalry officer, he too initially became an officer. After leaving the army, he was an inspector in the Ministry of Labor and opened a bookstore in Istanbul's old town in 1959. Since 1970 he has worked as a freelance writer .
Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca has published more than 60 collections of his poems on subjects such as the prehistory of mankind and the cosmos, anti-militarism and the Turkish War of Independence . Dağlarca's multi-layered work has made a significant contribution to the establishment of New Turkish. Three books by him have so far been published in German translation: Come here to Anatolia at last (Harran-Verlag, Berlin 1981), Brot und Taube ( Verlag Volk und Welt , Berlin 1984), Steintaube ( Unionsverlag , Zurich 1999).
Award
- 1977: Sedat Simavi Prize for Literature
literature
- Ahmet Necdet: Modern Türk Şiiri Yönelimler, Tanıklıklar, Örnekler . Broy Yayınevi, 1993.
Web links
- Biography of Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca on biyografi.net
- Biography and poems of Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca on siirdostu.com
- Literature by and about Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dağlarca, Fazıl Hüsnü |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Constantinople , now Istanbul |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 2008 |
| Place of death | Istanbul |