Resat Nuri Güntekin
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Reşat Nuri Güntekin (Istanbul
, 25 November 1889 - London
, 13 December 1956) was a Turkish
novelist, storywriter and playwright
. His most known novel, Çalıkuşu
("The Wren", 1922) is about the destiny of a young Turkish female teacher in Anatolia
; a movie was filmed on this book in 1966, and a TV series were produced in 1986. His narrative has a detailed and precise style, with a realistic tone. His other significant novels include Yeşil Gece
("Green Night") and Yaprak Dökümü
("The Fall Of Leaves")
, the Çanakkale Secondary School and the İzmir School of Freres. He graduated from Istanbul University
, Faculty of Literature in 1912. He worked as a teacher and administrator at high schools in Bursa
and Istanbul, he taught literature, French and philosophy; then he worked as an inspector at the Ministry of National Education (1931). He served as the deputy of Çanakkale
between 1933 and 1943 in the Turkish Parliament, the chief inspector at the Ministry of National Education (1947), and a cultural attaché to Paris
(1950), when he was also the Turkish representative to UNESCO
.
After his retirement, he served at the literary board of the Istanbul Municipal Theatres. He died in London
, where he had gone to be treated for his lung cancer
. He is buried at the Karacaahmet Cemetery
in İstanbul.
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, 25 November 1889 - London
London
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, 13 December 1956) was a Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
novelist, storywriter and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
. His most known novel, Çalıkuşu
Çalikusu
Çalıkuşu, or The Wren, is a novel by Reşat Nuri Güntekin written in 1922, about the destiny of a young Turkish female teacher named Feride in Anatolia.-Plot summary:...
("The Wren", 1922) is about the destiny of a young Turkish female teacher in Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
; a movie was filmed on this book in 1966, and a TV series were produced in 1986. His narrative has a detailed and precise style, with a realistic tone. His other significant novels include Yeşil Gece
Yesil Gece
Yeşil Gece is a novel by Turkish author and playwright Reşat Nuri Güntekin, written in 1928.The novel is about a boy, Şahin who is sent to a medrese by his devoutly Muslim father. Şahin rebels against his father and takes up rational thought and secularism...
("Green Night") and Yaprak Dökümü
Yaprak Dökümü
Yaprak Dökümü is a novel by Turkish author and playwright Reşat Nuri Güntekin, written in 1939.-Plot summary:The novel revolves around a middle class Turkish family in the 1930s...
("The Fall Of Leaves")
Biography
His father was a medical doctor Doktor Nuri Bey. Reşat Nuri attended primary school in ÇanakkaleÇanakkale
Çanakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the town is 106,116 . The mayor is Ülgür Gökhan ....
, the Çanakkale Secondary School and the İzmir School of Freres. He graduated from 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...
, Faculty of Literature in 1912. He worked as a teacher and administrator at high schools in Bursa
Bursa, Turkey
Bursa is a city in northwestern Turkey and the seat of Bursa Province. The metropolitan area in the entire Bursa province had a population of 2.6 million as of 2010, making the city fourth most populous in Turkey. The city is equally one of the most industrialized metropolitan centers in the...
and Istanbul, he taught literature, French and philosophy; then he worked as an inspector at the Ministry of National Education (1931). He served as the deputy of Çanakkale
Çanakkale
Çanakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the town is 106,116 . The mayor is Ülgür Gökhan ....
between 1933 and 1943 in the Turkish Parliament, the chief inspector at the Ministry of National Education (1947), and a cultural attaché to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(1950), when he was also the Turkish representative to UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
.
After his retirement, he served at the literary board of the Istanbul Municipal Theatres. He died in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where he had gone to be treated for his lung cancer
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
. He is buried at the Karacaahmet Cemetery
Karacaahmet Cemetery
The Karacaahmet Cemetery , located in Üsküdar district, is the oldest in Istanbul and, at , the largest burial ground in Turkey.The cemetery was named after a warrior companion of Orhan I, the second Ottoman sultan and is believed to have been founded in the mid-14th century...
in İstanbul.
Stories
- Recm, Gençlik ve Güzellik (1919)
- Roçild Bey (1919)
- Eski Ahbab (Without known time)
- Tanrı Misafiri (1927)
- Sönmüş Yıldızlar (1928)
- Leylâ ile Mecnun (1928)
- Olağan İşler (1930)
Novels
- ÇalıkuşuÇalikusuÇalıkuşu, or The Wren, is a novel by Reşat Nuri Güntekin written in 1922, about the destiny of a young Turkish female teacher named Feride in Anatolia.-Plot summary:...
(1922) (The Wren - translated as: "The Autobiography Of A Turkish Girl") - Gizli El (1924)
- Damga (1924)
- Dudaktan Kalbe (1923) (From The Lip To The Heart)
- Akşam Güneşi (1926) (Afternoon Sun)
- Bir Kadın Düşmanı (1927)
- Yeşil Gece (1928) (The Green Night)
- Acımak (1928) (To Pity)
- Eski Hastalık (1938) (That Old Sickness)
- Yaprak DökümüYaprak DökümüYaprak Dökümü is a novel by Turkish author and playwright Reşat Nuri Güntekin, written in 1939.-Plot summary:The novel revolves around a middle class Turkish family in the 1930s...
(1939) (The Fall of Leaves) - Değirmen (1944) (The Mill)
- Kızılcık Dalları (1944)
- Miskinler Tekkesi (1946)
- Harabelerin Çiçeği (1953)
- Kavak Yelleri (1961)
- Son Sığınak (1961) (The Last Shelter)
- Kan Davası (1962)
- Ateş Gecesi (1953) (The Night Of Fire)
Theatre
- Hançer (1920)
- Eski Rüya (1922) (The Old Dream)
- Ümidin Güneşi (1924) (Hope's Sun)
- Gazeteci Düşmanı, Şemsiye Hırsızı (The Umbrella Thief), İhtiyar Serseri (1925, three works)
- Taş Parçası (1926)
- Bir Köy Hocası (1928)
- İstiklâl (1933) (Independence)
- Hülleci (1933)
- Yaprak DökümüYaprak DökümüYaprak Dökümü is a novel by Turkish author and playwright Reşat Nuri Güntekin, written in 1939.-Plot summary:The novel revolves around a middle class Turkish family in the 1930s...
(1971) - Eski Şarkı(1971) (The Old Song)
- Balıkesir Muhasebecisi (1971) (The Accountant Of Balıkesir)
- Tanrıdağı Ziyafeti (1971)