Nedim Gürsel
Nedim Gürsel (* 1951 in Gaziantep ) is a Turkish writer. He is a French citizen .
Gürsel made his first publications in literary magazines in 1969. After graduating from the Galatasaray elite high school in Istanbul in 1970, he graduated from the Sorbonne in Paris , where he studied modern French literature and received his doctorate with a thesis on Louis Aragon and Nazim Hikmet . Today he teaches Turkish literature there . Gürsel is the chairman for Turkish literary research at the CNRS . His books have so far been translated into 12 languages, including German. Von Gürsel has published articles in Milliyet , Cumhuriyet and Le Monde .
According to the Berlin International Literature Festival, Gürsel, along with Orhan Pamuk and Yaşar Kemal, is one of the most renowned Turkish authors.
The Turkish judiciary carried out criminal proceedings against Gürsel for “denigrating the religious values of the people”. Gürsel insulted Islam through passages in his book "Allah's Daughters". Gürsel commented on the allegations as follows: "I am convinced that I have not offended religion. (....) I have the right to criticize religion". On June 25, 2009, the trial court acquitted him.
In spring 2019, Gürsel held the Friedrich Dürrenmatt visiting professorship for world literature at the University of Bern .
Novels in chronological order
- The Conqueror. btb Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-442-72567-4 .
- Turbans in Venice. Roman, translated by Monika Carbe. Ammann Verlag, Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-250-60034-2 .
- Resimli Dünya. Edition Orient Vertrieb, 2002, ISBN 975-8440-23-3 .
- Uzun Sürmüs Bir Yaz. Edition Orient Vertrieb, 2003, ISBN 975-293-122-7 .
- Izler ve Gölgeler. Edition Orient Vertrieb, 2005, ISBN 975-293-304-1 .
- Seven dervishes. translated by Monika Carbe, with a foreword by Gerhard Schweizer. Insel Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2008, ISBN 978-3-458-17401-1 .
- Allah's daughters. translated by B. Yurtdas. Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-518-42291-5 .
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- ↑ Interview on Euronews.net
- ↑ Biographical information about the author on biyografi.net
- ↑ Turkish writer has to go to court. In: nzz.ch. April 16, 2009, accessed October 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated June 29, 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.
- ↑ Nedim Gürsel. February 20, 2020, accessed August 3, 2020 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Nedim Gürsel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gürsel, Nedim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gaziantep |