Yadé Kara
Yadé Kara (* 1965 in Çayırlı , Eastern Turkey ) is a German-Turkish German-speaking writer .
Life
Yade Kara grew up in old West Berlin. After graduating from school, she studied English and German and also worked at the Berlin Schiller Theater. At times she also worked in London , Istanbul and Hong Kong , including as an actress , teacher and journalist . She published articles on radio and television.
Her first novel Selam Berlin (2003) received the German Book Prize in 2004 . She also received the Adelbert von Chamisso Award in 2004 . A follow-up work appeared in 2008 with Cafe Cyprus .
Works
- Café Cyprus , Roman, Diogenes, Zurich 2008. 375 pp. ISBN 978-3-257-06623-4
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Selam Berlin , Roman, Diogenes, Zurich 2003. 381 pp. ISBN 3-257-06335-0
- Turkish: Selam Berlin , translated by Nafer Ermiş; İnkılâp, Istanbul 2004. 359 pp. ISBN 975-10-2249-5
- Italian: Salam Berlino translated by Marina Pugliano; Ed. eo, Rome 2005. 327 pp. ISBN 88-7641-646-3
Web links
- Literature by and about Yadé Kara in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Yadé Kara at perlentaucher.de
- Interview with Enno E. Peter from November 2003
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kara, Yadé |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Turkish German-speaking writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Çayırlı , Eastern Turkey |