Sedat Simavi Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1980) Winner
Oktay Rıfat Horozcu
オクタイ・リファト・ホロズチュ
Oktay Rıfat Horozcu
Aliases:
Oktay Rifat / Ali Oktay Rifat
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1914-06-10 （Trabzon）
- Died
- 1988-04-18 （Istanbul） age 73
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Languages
- Turkish
- Residence History
- Trabzon → Ankara → Paris → Istanbul
Career
- Occupations
- poet, playwright, writer
- Active Years
- 1936-1988
- Affiliations
- Turkish State Railways
- Influenced By
- Samih Rifat, Orhan Veli, Melih Cevdet Anday
- Influenced
- Modern Turkish poets
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara Erkek Lisesi | — | General | — | -1932 | Turkey |
| University of Ankara | Faculty of Law | Law | 法学学士 | -1937 | Turkey |
| University of Paris | — | Law | 博士課程（未修了） | 1937-1940 | France |
Ankara Erkek Lisesi
General
Period:
-1932
Year of Graduation:
1932
Country:
Turkey
Studied under Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar and wrote first poems
University of Ankara
Faculty of Law
/ Law
Degree:
法学学士
Period:
-1937
Country:
Turkey
Bachelor of Law
University of Paris
Law
Degree:
博士課程（未修了）
Period:
1937-1940
Country:
France
Interrupted due to WWII
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Yeditepe Poetry Award | The Crow and the Fox | 詩集 | — | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Turkish Language Institute Poetry Award | Poems | 詩集 | Turkish Language Institute | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Ankara ArtLovers Foundation Best Play of the Year / TRT Art Awards Competition Best Talent Award | Oppressive Air | 戯曲 | Ankara ArtLovers Foundation / TRT | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Sedat Simavi Foundation Award | Smoking a Cigarette | 詩 | Sedat Simavi Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Necatigil Poetry Award | Mute and Naked | 詩集 | — | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Madaralı Roman Award | Calf Nose | 小説 | — | 受賞 |
Yeditepe Poetry Award
1954
Work:
The Crow and the Fox
Category:
詩集
Result:
受賞
Turkish Language Institute Poetry Award
1970
Work:
Poems
Category:
詩集
Organization:
Turkish Language Institute
Result:
受賞
Ankara ArtLovers Foundation Best Play of the Year / TRT Art Awards Competition Best Talent Award
1970
Work:
Oppressive Air
Category:
戯曲
Organization:
Ankara ArtLovers Foundation / TRT
Result:
受賞
Sedat Simavi Foundation Award
1980
Work:
Smoking a Cigarette
Category:
詩
Organization:
Sedat Simavi Foundation
Result:
受賞
Necatigil Poetry Award
1984
Work:
Mute and Naked
Category:
詩集
Result:
受賞
Madaralı Roman Award
1980
Work:
Calf Nose
Category:
小説
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Garip
1941 PoetryCo-authored with Orhan Veli and Melih Cevdet, founding Garip movement
Everyday lifeSimplicity
The Crow and the Fox
1954 PoetryAward-winning poetry using richness of Turkish language
FableNature
Through a Woman’s Window
1976 NovelNovel from a woman's perspective
WomenDaily life
Calf Nose
1980 NovelAward-winning novel
Bibliography
- Garip (1941)
- Yaşayıp Ölmek Aşk ve Avarelik Üstüne Şiirler (1945)
- Güzelleme (1945)
- Aşağı Yukarı (1952)
- Karga ile Tilki (1954)
- Perçemli Sokak (1956)
- Âşık Merdiveni (1958)
- İkilik (1963)
- Elleri Var Özgürlüğün (1966)
- Şiirler (1969)
- Yeni Şiirler (1973)
- Çobanıl Şiirler (1976)
- Bir Kadının Penceresinden (1976)
- Bir Cıgara İçimi (1979)
- Elifli (1980)
- Danaburnu (1980)
- Denize Doğru Konuşma (1982)
- Dilsiz ve Çıplak (1984)
- Koca Bir Yaz (1987)
- Bütün Şiirleri (1991)
Translations by Author
- Translations from Latin and Greek
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SimplicityFresh rhythmsRejection of traditional forms
- Recurring Motifs
- Everyday richnessTurkish language abundance
Legacy
Pioneer of modern Turkish poetry, founder of Garip movement, revolutionized poetry outside traditional conventions.
In Popular Culture
- 1998 monuments in Istanbul's Şairler Sofası Park
Trivia
- Father was poet and linguist Samih Rifat, governor of Trabzon.
- Great-grandfather Macar Hurşid Bey was a composer.
- Grandfather Colonel Hasan Rıfat Bey interested in poetry.
- Play 'Among Women' first staged in 1948.