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Biography of FürüzanName: FürüzanBirth Date: October 29, 1935 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey Nationality: Turkish Gender: Female Occupations: writer, director Fürüzan Fürüzan (born 1935), who uses only her first name as a pen name, is one of Turkey's best contemporary short story writers and one of its most famous female authors. She established her career by writing about the disadvantaged in society, particularly refugees and women and children. She has published two novels and five volumes of short stories, in addition to travel writing and producing a movie script. She has gained critical acclaim in Turkey and the international literary community. Her works have been translated into English, German, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Arabic, and Persian.Became Self-Taught AuthorFürüzan Yerdelen was born in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 29, 1935. When she was a child her father passed away and she had to quit school after the eighth grade. She went to work as an actress with the Little Theater acting company. In 1958, when she was 23 years old, …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…one of Turkey's best modern writers and certainly one of its best known women writers. She has built her reputation as a voice for the voiceless, the poor, weak, and powerless segments of society. Her insightfulness and poignant writing have gained her popularity in both the general public and the literary community. English translations of some of her short stories can be found in anthologies of Turkish literature. Further Reading Arat, Zehra F., editor, Deconstructing Images of "The Turkish Woman," St. Martin's Press, 1998.Buck, Claire, editor, The Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature, Prentice Hall General Reference, 1992.Mitler, Louis, Contemporary Turkish Writers: A Critical Bio-Bibliography of Leading Writers in the Turkish Republican Period up to 1980, Indiana University, 1988.Reader's Adviser, edited by Marion Sader, R.R. Bowler, 1994.Variety, May 9, 1990.World Literature Today, Spring 1986."Authors," http://courses.washington.edu/mtle/authors.html (January 31, 2002)."Contemporary Turkish Literature," http://www.turkish-lit.boun.edu.tr (January 23, 2002). |