Leyla Erbil
Leyla Erbil (* 1931 in Istanbul ; † July 19, 2013 there ) was a Turkish writer .
Life
Erbil attended high school and studied English Philology at the University of Istanbul and worked as a secretary and interpreter. Her first poems were published in 1945, and from 1960 she appeared as the narrator of short stories with which she became known. In the early 1960s she was also involved in the Turkish Labor Party in the field of art and culture. In 1967 she worked at the Turkish consulate in Zurich . Her first novel Tuhaf Bir Kadin ("A Strange Woman") was published in 1971, with which she caused a sensation because of the subjects of women, sexuality and self-determination. Other short stories and novels follow later. The subjects of her books, some of which have been translated into several languages, are often marginalized women.
Your writing style is unmistakable. She mixed old Ottoman terms , uncommon and modern Turkish word creations with foreign words from European languages and dialects, but also often colloquial terms. In doing so, she deliberately ignored the grammatical rules of the written Turkish language. For her unique writing style and contribution to Turkish literature , she was nominated by the PEN for the Nobel Prize in Literature .
Leyla Erbil had been married since 1955 and had a daughter.
plant
- 1961 Hallaç (The Wool Carder), short stories
- 1968 Gecede (In the Darkness of the Night), short stories
- 1971 Tuhaf Bir Kadın (A Bizarre Woman), novel; (A strange woman), Unionsverlag Zurich 2005
- 1977 Eski Sevgili (ex-lover), short stories
- 1985 Karanlığın Günü (Day of the Darkness), novel
- 1988 Mektup Aşkları (Letter-Loves), novel
- 1998 Zihin Kuşları (Mind Birds), volume of essays
- 2005 Üç Başlı Ejderha (The Three Headed Dragon), novel
literature
- Mediha Göbenli: Contemporary Turkish Women’s Literature. A comparative literature analysis of selected works by Leylâ Erbil, Füruzan, Pınar Kür and Aysel Özakın. Schwarz, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-87997-307-5 ( digitized version ).
- Karin Schweisgut: Individuals and Society in Turkey: Leyla Erbils Roman Tuhaf Bir Kadin (A Strange Woman). Klaus Schwarz Verlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 978-3-87997-274-6 ( digitized version ).
- Seza Yilancioglu: Une relation triangulaire: “Mère / fille et femme” chez Leyla Erbil et Annie Ernaux , in Horizons maghrébins: Le droit à la mémoire, 60, 2009, pp. 56-65
Web links
- Literature by and about Leyla Erbil in the catalog of the German National Library
- Selim Ileri: Interview with Leylâ Erbil
- Turkey's exquisitely 'odd' and relentlessly creative writer Leyla Erbil passes away , obituary at Hurriyet , July 19, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ Contemporary Turkish Literature ( Memento of May 5, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Erika Glassen : epilogue to "A strange woman"
- ↑ Deutschlandradio: “Bohéme in Istanbul.” September 19, 2005
- ↑ Book Review: A Strange Woman
- ↑ Book review: The Three Headed Dragon ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erbil, Leyla |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Erbil, Leylâ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Istanbul |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th July 2013 |
| Place of death | Istanbul |