Nezihe Meriç
Nezihe Meriç (* 1925 in Gemlik ; † August 18, 2009 in Istanbul , Turkey ) was a Turkish writer and publisher. She became known for stories, plays, and children's books.
Live and act
The former music teacher (she did not complete a degree in Turkish language and literature) was a pioneer of an emancipating women's literature in Turkey from the 1950s. According to Wilpert , her inner view of women within the men's world is characterized by a “precise, differentiated language”.
Together with her husband, Meriç was also the director of the Dost publishing house until 1972 and as such gave a. a. published a well-known magazine and poems by Nazim Hikmet .
Awards
- 1990: Sait Faik Literature Prize
- 1998: Sedat Simavi Prize for Literature
Works (selection)
stories
- Bozbulanık (1953)
- Topal Koşma (1956)
- Menekşeli Bilinç (1965)
- Dumanaltı (1979)
- Bir Kara Derin Kuyu (1989)
- Yandırma (1998)
novel
- Korsan Çıkmazı (1962)
Spectacles
- Sular Aydınlanıyordu (1969)
- Sevdican (1984)
- Çın Sabahta (1984)
Children's books
- Alagün Çocukları (1976)
- Küçük Bir Kız Tanıyorum dizisi (7 books, from 1991 to 1998)
- Major Dünya Çocukları Bekle (1992)
- Ahmet Adında Bir Çocuk (1998)
Web links
- Literature by and about Nezihe Meriç in the catalog of the German National Library
Single receipts
- ^ Gero von Wilpert (Ed.): Lexicon of world literature. Foreign-language authors, Kröner 2004, p. 1200
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meriç, Nezihe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish writer and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gemlik , Turkey |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 2009 |
| Place of death | Istanbul , Turkey |