Sedat Simavi Literature Prize
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Ferit Edgü
フェリト・エジュー
Ferit Edgü
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-01-01 （Istanbul）
- Died
- 2024-07-24 age 88
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Languages
- Turkish
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Istanbul → Eastern Turkey
Career
- Occupations
- writer, teacher, poet, screenwriter, essayist
- Active Years
- 1960-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Sait Faik Literature Prize | A Ship | — | Sait Faik Hikâye Armağanı | 受賞 |
Sait Faik Literature Prize
1979
Work:
A Ship
Organization:
Sait Faik Hikâye Armağanı
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Season in Hakkari
1977 novelA story of a man teaching in Hakkari, eastern Turkey, highlighting isolation and reality.
Eastern Turkey realityisolationstate violence
Adaptations
- [film] A Season in Hakkari / Erden Kıral (1983)
The Wounded Age
novelInfluenced by experiences in eastern Turkey.
state violenceKurdish population
Eastern Tales
short storiesSheds light on the long history of state violence in Eastern Turkey.
Eastern Turkeyoppression
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise and realistic style
- Recurring Motifs
- state violence in Eastern TurkeyKurdish population struggles
Legacy
Prominent Turkish contemporary writer known for depicting issues in eastern Turkey, recipient of Sait Faik Prize. A Season in Hakkari adapted into a film winning Silver Bear at Berlin Film Festival.