Cankurd
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Cankurd, is a contemporary Kurdish
poet and writer. He was born in the village of Meydank in the north-east Syria
. He completed his studies in Afrin
and Aleppo
. Due to political activism, he was imprisoned several times, until he left Syria
for Germany
in 1979. He writes in Kurdish
, Arabic
and German
. He has translated some of the literary works of Shakespeare and Daphne du Maurier
into Kurdish.http://www.pen-kurd.org/kurdi/cankurd/piremer.html He has also translated some poets of the contemporary Arab poet Nizar Qabbani
into Kurdish.http://web.archive.org/web/20091027112712/http://geocities.com/kmehname2003/46/diyari3.html.
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
poet and writer. He was born in the village of Meydank in the north-east Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
. He completed his studies in Afrin
Afrin, Syria
Afrin is both a district and city of the Aleppo Governorate, Syria. The district includes the city of 80,000 inhabitants and 366 surrounding villages and farms. The region of Afrin with its 490,000 inhabitants is next to Kurd-Dagh . The district has a surface of 2.033 km square and e.g...
and Aleppo
Aleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
. Due to political activism, he was imprisoned several times, until he left Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
for Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1979. He writes in Kurdish
Kurdish language
Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
, Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
. He has translated some of the literary works of Shakespeare and Daphne du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning DBE was a British author and playwright.Many of her works have been adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca and Jamaica Inn and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". The first three were directed by Alfred Hitchcock.Her elder sister was...
into Kurdish.http://www.pen-kurd.org/kurdi/cankurd/piremer.html He has also translated some poets of the contemporary Arab poet Nizar Qabbani
Nizar Qabbani
Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani was a Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher. His poetic style combines simplicity and elegance in exploring themes of love, eroticism, feminism, religion, and Arab nationalism...
into Kurdish.http://web.archive.org/web/20091027112712/http://geocities.com/kmehname2003/46/diyari3.html.
Books
- Gundê Dîna, Short story in Kurdish, Helwest Publishers, Sweden, ISBN 91-89224-09-4/9189224094.
- Selahdînê Eyûbî: Kurdekî Cîhan Hejand, Helwest-Çanda Nûjen Publishers, Spånga, Sweden, 60 pp., 2000. ISBN 91-89224-05-1/9189224051.
- Alexander Jaba (Berhevoka çêrokên kurmancî), First edition, Helwest Publishers, Spånga, 135 pp., 2000.
- Dilopeka xwîna dila, Poem.
- Bazirganê Vênîsiya, Translation of The Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic...
by Shakespeare.