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Cevat Çapan

ジェヴァト・チャパン

Cevat Çapan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-01-18 (Darıca, Kocaeli, Turkey)
Nationality
トルコ
Languages
Turkish, English
Residence History
Darıca → Istanbul → London → New York

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, academic, translator, actor
Active Years
1952-
Affiliations
İstanbul University Faculty of Letters, Mimar Sinan University Theatre Department, Yeditepe University

Education

Robert College
Literature
Period: 1945-1953
Year of Graduation: 1953
Country: Turkey
University of Cambridge
Faculty of English / English Literature
Year of Graduation: 1956
Country: United Kingdom
English Literature

Awards

Necatigil Şiir Ödülü
1986
Work: Dön Güvercin Dön
Category:
Organization: Necatigil Poetry Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Altın Portakal Şiir Ödülü
2008
Work: Bana Düşlerini Anlat
Category:
Result: 受賞
Erdal Öz Edebiyat Ödülü
2017
Result: 受賞
Sedat Simavi Edebiyat Ödülü
2017
Work: Son Duraktan Bir Önce
Category:
Result: 受賞
Yunus Nadi Şiir Ödülü
2021
Work: Bir Başka Coğrafyadan
Category:
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Dön Güvercin Dön

1985 Poetry

Çapan's first poetry book.

lovenature
Translations
  • L’hiver est fini (French)

Bibliography

  • Dön Güvercin Dön (1985)
  • Doğal Tarih (1989)
  • Sevda Yaratan (1994)
  • Su Sesi (2013)
  • Son Duraktan Bir Önce (2017)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
modern poetrytranslated poetry
Recurring Motifs
naturelovejourney

Legacy

Influential Turkish poet and translator who introduced world poetry to Turkish readers.

In Popular Culture

  • Appeared in several films and TV series.

Trivia

  • Still active at over 92 years old.
  • Translated numerous world poets into Turkish.