Sedat Simavi Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1988) Winner
İlhan Berk
イルハン・ベルク
İlhan Berk
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1918-11-18 （Manisa）
- Died
- 2008-08-28 （Muğla Province） age 89
- Nationality
- Turkish
- Languages
- Turkish, French
- Religion
- Unknown （Baptismal Name: Unknown）
- Residence History
- Manisa → Balıkesir → Ankara → Bodrum
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Essayist, Teacher, Translator
- Active Years
- 1935-2008
- Affiliations
- Ziraat Bank publishing office
- Influenced By
- Arthur Rimbaud, Ezra Pound
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balıkesir | — | Teacher's training | — | — | Turkey |
Balıkesir
Teacher's training
Country:
Turkey
Received teacher's training
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Turkish Language Association Award | — | — | Turkish Language Association | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Behçet Necatigil Poetry Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Yeditepe Poetry Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Sedat Simavi Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Turkish Language Association Award
1979
Organization:
Turkish Language Association
Result:
受賞
Behçet Necatigil Poetry Award
1980
Result:
受賞
Yeditepe Poetry Prize
1983
Result:
受賞
Sedat Simavi Literature Award
1988
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Bibliography
- New selected poems 1947-2008
- The Book of Things
- İkinci Yeni: The Turkish Avant-Garde
- Madrigals
- A Leaf About To Fall: Selected Poems
- Selected Poems
- History of a Face
Translations of Works
- New selected poems 1947-2008 (trans. George Messo)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- From epical socialist to lyrical and erotic individualPostmodernİkinci Yeni (Second New Generation)
- Recurring Motifs
- MythologyHistoryGeographyVisual artsIstanbulParisAnkaraColloquial wordsMusical termsLocal plant names
Legacy
Leading figure in the postmodern current of Turkish poetry (İkinci Yeni), highly influential in Turkish literary circles. Significant body of work translated into English.
Trivia
- As a child, witnessed the Fire of Manisa.