Buket Uzuner
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Buket Uzener is a writer, author of novels, short stories and travelogues. She trained as a biologist
and environmental scientist and has worked at universities in Turkey, Norway, the United States, and Finland. Her fiction has been translated into seven languages
and has been on the Turkish best-seller lists since 1992. They are taught in a number of Turkish universities.
In 1993, she was awarded Turkey's Yunus Nadi prize for the novel The Sound of Fishsteps
, and in 1998 Mediterranean Waltz was named novel of the year by the University of Istanbul. She was designated honorary writer by the University of Iowa
in 1996. She has been described as the next Orhan Pamuk
.
She has referred to Attilâ İlhan
as a major influence on her life and work.
translation.
title: Kumral Ada - Mavı Tuna) is a 1997
novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner, which was awarded the 1998 Novel Prize of Istanbul University
and was republished in 2000
by Remzi Kitabevi in English language
translation by Pelin Ariner.
short story collection by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner published by Milet Books
, in dual Turkish
and English language
translation by Pelin Ariner, as part of its series of Turkish-English Short Story Collections.
The publisher states that the author, “takes us into the memories and dreams of children and adults, and explores shared history, love and attachments — to family, lovers and places.” Whilst a review in Writing in Education concludes that the author, “in The Other Twin notably, is subtle, penetrating about human nature, and well able to project a powerful maxim or a sarcastic image.”
title: Balık İzlerinin Sesi) is a 1993
novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner, which was awarded the 1993 Yunus Nadi Novel Prize and was republished in 2002
by Remzi Kitabevi in English language
translation by Pelin Ariner.
title: Uzun Beyaz Bulut - Gelibolu) is a 2001
novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner, which was a national bestseller and was republished in 2002
by Remzi Kitabevi in English language
translation by Pelin Ariner.
novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner, which was republished in 2008
by Remzi Kitabevi in English language
translation by Kenneth Dakan.
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
and environmental scientist and has worked at universities in Turkey, Norway, the United States, and Finland. Her fiction has been translated into seven languages
and has been on the Turkish best-seller lists since 1992. They are taught in a number of Turkish universities.
In 1993, she was awarded Turkey's Yunus Nadi prize for the novel The Sound of Fishsteps
The Sound of Fishsteps
The Sound of Fishsteps is a prize winning novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner originally published in Turkish by Remzi Kitabevi in 1993 and in English translation in 2002.-Plot summary:...
, and in 1998 Mediterranean Waltz was named novel of the year by the University of Istanbul. She was designated honorary writer by the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
in 1996. She has been described as the next Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk
Ferit Orhan Pamuk , generally known simply as Orhan Pamuk, is a Turkish novelist. He is also the Robert Yik-Fong Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, where he teaches comparative literature and writing....
.
She has referred to Attilâ İlhan
Attila Ilhan
Attilâ İlhan was a Turkish poet, novelist, essayist, journalist and reviewer.-Early life:Attilâ İlhan was born in Menemen in İzmir Province, Turkey. He received most of his primary education in İzmir. However, because of his father's job, he completed his junior high school education in different...
as a major influence on her life and work.
English language bibliography
Four of Uzuner's novels and one short story collection have been published in English languageEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation.
Mediterranean Waltz
Mediterranean Waltz (TurkishTurkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
title: Kumral Ada - Mavı Tuna) is a 1997
1997 in literature
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novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner, which was awarded the 1998 Novel Prize of Istanbul University
Istanbul University
Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...
and was republished in 2000
2000 in literature
The year 2000 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* February 13 - Final original Peanuts comic strip is published...
by Remzi Kitabevi in English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation by Pelin Ariner.
A Cup of Turkish Coffee
A 20012001 in literature
The year 2001 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* The film version of J. R. R. Tolkien's classic book, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is released to movie theaters...
short story collection by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner published by Milet Books
Milet Books
Milet Books is a London publishing company that specialises in dictionaries and dual-language children’s literature.-Turkish-English Short Story Collections:...
, in dual Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
and English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation by Pelin Ariner, as part of its series of Turkish-English Short Story Collections.
The publisher states that the author, “takes us into the memories and dreams of children and adults, and explores shared history, love and attachments — to family, lovers and places.” Whilst a review in Writing in Education concludes that the author, “in The Other Twin notably, is subtle, penetrating about human nature, and well able to project a powerful maxim or a sarcastic image.”
The Sound of Fishsteps
The Sound of Fishsteps (TurkishTurkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
title: Balık İzlerinin Sesi) is a 1993
1993 in literature
The year 1993 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Professor Stephen Hawking's book, A Brief History of Time, becomes the longest running book on the bestseller list of The Sunday Times....
novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner, which was awarded the 1993 Yunus Nadi Novel Prize and was republished in 2002
2002 in literature
The year 2002 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*March 16: Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested and jailed poet Abdul Mohsen Musalam and fired a newspaper editor following the publication of Musalam's poem The Corrupt on Earth that criticized the state's Islamic...
by Remzi Kitabevi in English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation by Pelin Ariner.
The Long White Cloud - Galipoli
The Long White Cloud - Galipoli (TurkishTurkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
title: Uzun Beyaz Bulut - Gelibolu) is a 2001
2001 in literature
The year 2001 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* The film version of J. R. R. Tolkien's classic book, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is released to movie theaters...
novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner, which was a national bestseller and was republished in 2002
2002 in literature
The year 2002 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*March 16: Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested and jailed poet Abdul Mohsen Musalam and fired a newspaper editor following the publication of Musalam's poem The Corrupt on Earth that criticized the state's Islamic...
by Remzi Kitabevi in English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation by Pelin Ariner.
Istanbullu
Istanbullu is a 20072007 in literature
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novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner, which was republished in 2008
2008 in literature
The year 2008 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*January 1 - In the 2008 New Year Honours, Hanif Kureishi , Jenny Uglow , Peter Vansittart and Debjani Chatterjee are all rewarded for "services to literature".*June 15 - Gore Vidal, asked in a New York Times...
by Remzi Kitabevi in English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation by Kenneth Dakan.
On-line translations
- An Unbearable Passion of a Young Man at buketuzuner.com.
- The Sun Eating Gypsy at buketuzuner.com.
- The Hall at buketuzuner.com.
- The Mysterious Passenger at the Spanish Border at buketuzuner.com.
- My Soul-mate Istanbul, Ex-Husband Paris and Lover New York (Extract from New York Log Book) at buketuzuner.com.
- The Princess with a Gypsy Heart (Extract from New York Log Book) at buketuzuner.com.
Novels
- Two Green Otters, Their Mothers, Their Fathers, Their Lovers, and the Others — 1991
- The Sound of FishstepsThe Sound of FishstepsThe Sound of Fishsteps is a prize winning novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner originally published in Turkish by Remzi Kitabevi in 1993 and in English translation in 2002.-Plot summary:...
— 1993 - Mediterranean Waltz — 1997
- Long White Cloud-Gallipoli — 2001
- Istanbullites — 2007
Short story collections
- My name is May — 1986
- The Most Naked Day of the Month — 1988
- The Sun Eating Gypsy — 1989
- The Sorrow of the Northwest Wind — 1993
- The City of Poets — 1994
- Tale, The Sister of Verse — 2003
- Istanbul Blues — 2004
- Yolda on the road — 2009
Travel writing
- The Travel Notes of a Brunette — 1989
- The Diary of an Urban Romantic — 1998
- New York Logbook — 2000