Sedat Simavi Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2013) Winner
Hasan Ali Toptaş
ハサン・アリ・トプタシュ
Hasan Ali Toptaş
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-10-15 （Çal, Turkey）
- Nationality
- トルコ, Turkish
- Languages
- トルコ語, Turkish
- Religion
- Unknown
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Influenced By
- Franz Kafka
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shadowless
1995 NovelA postmodern novel depicting a mysterious world without shadows
Reality and illusionIdentity
Translations
- English translation available
Bibliography
- Bir Gülüşün Kimliği (The Identity of A Laugh)
- Yalnızlıklar (Solitudes)
- Ölü Zaman Gezginleri (The Dead Time Travelers)
- Sonsuzluğa Nokta (Full Stop to Infinity)
- Gölgesizler (Shadowless)
- Kayıp Hayaller Kitabı (The Book of Lost Dreams)
- Ben Bir Gürgen Dalıyım (I am a Hornbeam Branch)
- Bin Hüzünlü Haz (A Thousand Gloomy Pleasure)
- Uykuların Doğusu (The East of Slumbers)
- Harfler ve Notalar (Letters and Notes)
- Heba (Reckless)
- Kuşlar Yasına Gider (Birds Go to His Mourning)
- Beni Kör Kuyularda
- Heba - Midi Boy
- Gecenin Gecesi
Translations of Works
- Shadowless (English)
- Reckless (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PostmodernismModernism
- Recurring Motifs
- Boundaries of reality and illusionLoss and identity
Legacy
A prominent postmodern writer in Turkish literature, likened to Franz Kafka. Involved in controversy over allegations of sexual misconduct.
In Popular Culture
- Gained attention in MeToo movement due to sexual misconduct allegations
Trivia
- In 2020, accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, issued an apology. Led to termination of contracts with publishers and revocation of awards.