Erdag M. Göknar
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Erdağ Göknar, a scholar and literary translator, is Assistant Professor of Turkish Studies at Duke University
. He is the award-winning translator of Orhan Pamuk
's best-selling novel, My Name is Red
(Knopf, 2001), which ushered Pamuk onto the international stage and contributed to his selection as Nobel laureate. The novel was awarded the 2003 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
, a prize that is unique because it acknowledges both translator and author. Göknar's translation of Atiq Rahimi's Earth and Ashes
(Harcourt, 2004) was shortlisted for the same award. In 2008 Göknar translated famous modernist Turkish author Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar's
iconic novel A Mind at Peace
(Archipelago, 2008), which was supported by a translation grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
He is currently a fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center, where he is writing a book on the modern novel in Turkish and Orhan Pamuk's place in Turkey's literary tradition.
Göknar was also the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship.
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
. He is the award-winning translator of 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....
's best-selling novel, My Name is Red
My Name is Red
My Name Is Red is a 1998 Turkish novel by Nobel laureate author Orhan Pamuk. The English translation won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2003,. The French version won the French Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger and the Italian version the Premio Grinzane Cavour in 2002...
(Knopf, 2001), which ushered Pamuk onto the international stage and contributed to his selection as Nobel laureate. The novel was awarded the 2003 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is an international literary award for a work of fiction, jointly sponsored by the city of Dublin, Ireland and the company IMPAC. At €100,000 it is one of the richest literary prizes in the world...
, a prize that is unique because it acknowledges both translator and author. Göknar's translation of Atiq Rahimi's Earth and Ashes
Earth and Ashes
Earth and Ashes is a 2004 Afghan film directed by Atiq Rahimi. It was Afghanistan's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival...
(Harcourt, 2004) was shortlisted for the same award. In 2008 Göknar translated famous modernist Turkish author Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar's
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar was one of the most important modern novelists and essayists of Turkish literature. He was also a member of the Turkish parliament between 1942 and 1946.-Biography:...
iconic novel A Mind at Peace
A Mind at Peace
A Mind at Peace is an iconic Turkish novel by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar , one of the pioneers of literary modernism in Turkey. Tanpınar was a poet, novelist, and critic who worked as a professor of Ottoman and Turkish literature at Istanbul University...
(Archipelago, 2008), which was supported by a translation grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
He is currently a fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center, where he is writing a book on the modern novel in Turkish and Orhan Pamuk's place in Turkey's literary tradition.
Göknar was also the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship.
Translations
- My Name is RedMy Name is RedMy Name Is Red is a 1998 Turkish novel by Nobel laureate author Orhan Pamuk. The English translation won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2003,. The French version won the French Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger and the Italian version the Premio Grinzane Cavour in 2002...
(Benim Adım Kırmızı) by Orhan PamukOrhan PamukFerit 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....
(Knopf, 2001) - Earth and AshesEarth and AshesEarth and Ashes is a 2004 Afghan film directed by Atiq Rahimi. It was Afghanistan's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival...
(Khakester o Khak) by Atiq RahimiAtiq RahimiAtiq Rahimi is a French-Afghan writer and film-maker.-Life:He was born in 1962 in Kabul to a senior public servant and attended high school in Lycée Esteqlal...
(Harcourt, 2004) - A Mind at PeaceA Mind at PeaceA Mind at Peace is an iconic Turkish novel by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar , one of the pioneers of literary modernism in Turkey. Tanpınar was a poet, novelist, and critic who worked as a professor of Ottoman and Turkish literature at Istanbul University...
(Huzur) by Ahmet Hamdi TanpınarAhmet Hamdi TanpinarAhmet Hamdi Tanpınar was one of the most important modern novelists and essayists of Turkish literature. He was also a member of the Turkish parliament between 1942 and 1946.-Biography:...
(Archipelago Books, 2008)