Sedat Simavi Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1979) Winner
Adalet Ağaoğlu
アダレト・アガオール
Adalet Ağaoğlu
Aliases:
Adalet Sümer
Pen Names:
Remus Tealada（Pseudonym used in literary career）,
Parker Quinck（Pseudonym used in literary career）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1929-10-23 （Nallıhan, Ankara Province, Turkey）
- Died
- 2020-07-14 （Istanbul, Turkey） age 90
- Nationality
- トルコ, Turkish
- Languages
- Turkish, French
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- Nallıhan (birthplace) → Ankara (from 1938) → Istanbul (from 1983)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Playwright, Essayist, Memoirist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1946-2018
- Affiliations
- Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), Human Rights Association (founder, 1986-2005)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara University | Faculty of Language, History and Geography | French Language and Literature Department | — | 1946-1950 | Turkey |
Ankara University
Faculty of Language, History and Geography
/ French Language and Literature Department
Period:
1946-1950
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
Turkey
After Ankara Girls' High School
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Turkish Presidency Merit Award | — | — | Presidency of Turkey | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Honorary Ph.D. | — | — | Anadolu University | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Ph.D. of Humane Letters | — | — | Ohio State University | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Türkiye İş Bankası Grand Prize in Literature | Too Far Too Close | — | Türkiye İş Bankası | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | Boğaziçi University | 受賞 |
Turkish Presidency Merit Award
1995
Organization:
Presidency of Turkey
Result:
受賞
Honorary Ph.D.
1998
Organization:
Anadolu University
Result:
受賞
Ph.D. of Humane Letters
1998
Organization:
Ohio State University
Result:
受賞
Türkiye İş Bankası Grand Prize in Literature
1992
Work:
Too Far Too Close
Organization:
Türkiye İş Bankası
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate
2018
Organization:
Boğaziçi University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Erdal Öz Literature Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
Ölmeye Yatmak (Lying to Die)
1973 NovelFirst novel examining the turmoil and changes in recent Turkish history.
Social change in TurkeyModernism
Translations
- English translation available
Bibliography
- Ölmeye Yatmak (1973)
- Fikrimin İnce Gülü (1976)
- Bir Düğün Gecesi (1979)
- Yazsonu (1980)
- Üç Beş Kişi (1984) / Curfew (1997 Eng)
- Hayır... (1987)
- Ruh Üşümesi (1991)
- Romantik Bir Viyana Yazı (1993)
Translations of Works
- Curfew (English, 1997, trans. John Goulden)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Depiction of subtle and overt changes in modern Turkish societyModernism and social change
- Recurring Motifs
- Social upheavalPolitical oppressionIndividual vs. society
Health
-
Traffic accident injuries1996-1998Hospitalized for two years, impacting writing
Legacy
Regarded as one of the foremost novelists of 20th-century Turkish literature for her portrayal of changes in Turkish society.
Trivia
- Her siblings include playwright and actor Güner Sümer.
- Used pseudonyms Remus Tealada and Parker Quinck.
- After 1996 traffic accident, called 'the most beautiful accident in Turkey' by Can Yücel.
- Stopped writing after husband Halim Ağaoğlu's death in 2018.