Sedat Simavi Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1998) Winner
Nezihe Meriç
ネジヘ・メリチ
Nezihe Meriç
Aliases:
N. Ufuk
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1924-02-28 （Gemlik, Bursa, Turkey）
- Died
- 2009-08-18 （Istanbul, Turkey） age 84
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Languages
- Turkish
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Gemlik → Kırşehir → Eskişehir → Istanbul → Heybeliada
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Music Teacher
- Active Years
- 1945-2009
- Affiliations
- Heybeliada İlkokulu, Dost Yayınları
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskişehir Lisesi | — | High School | — | ~1943 | Turkey |
Eskişehir Lisesi
High School
Period:
~1943
Year of Graduation:
1943
Country:
Turkey
High school graduation
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Türk Dil Kurumu Ödülü | Korsan Çıkmazı | — | Türk Dil Kurumu | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Sanat Sevenler Derneği Ödülü | Sular Aydınlanıyordu | — | Sanat Sevenler Derneği | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Sait Faik Hikâye Armağanı | Bir Kara Derin Kuyu | — | Sait Faik Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Sedat Simavi Edebiyat Ödülü | Yandırma | — | Hürriyet Foundation | 受賞 |
Türk Dil Kurumu Ödülü
1962
Work:
Korsan Çıkmazı
Organization:
Türk Dil Kurumu
Result:
受賞
Sanat Sevenler Derneği Ödülü
1969
Work:
Sular Aydınlanıyordu
Organization:
Sanat Sevenler Derneği
Result:
受賞
Sait Faik Hikâye Armağanı
1990
Work:
Bir Kara Derin Kuyu
Organization:
Sait Faik Foundation
Result:
受賞
Sedat Simavi Edebiyat Ödülü
1998
Work:
Yandırma
Organization:
Hürriyet Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bozbulanık
1953 Short StoryEarly short story collection
Loneliness
Korsan Çıkmazı
1962 NovelAward-winning novel
Social Issues
Bir Kara Derin Kuyu
1989 Short StorySait Faik Award winner
Women's Inner World
Bibliography
- Bozbulanık (1953)
- Topal Koşma (1956)
- Menekşeli Bilinç (1965)
- Dumanaltı (1979)
- Bir Kara Derin Kuyu (1989)
- Boşlukta Mavi (1992)
- Yandırma (1998)
- Gülün İçinde Bülbül Sesi Var (2008)
- Çisenti
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Introspective narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Women's lonelinessChild issues
Health
-
Cancer晩年Cause of death
Legacy
One of the important short story writers of the 1950s in Turkish literature. Focused on women's and children's issues, pioneering female writer
Trivia
- Dropped out of university and worked as a music teacher
- Imprisoned for publishing Nazım Hikmet's book at Dost Yayınları
- Lived in hiding from 1968-1974