Nâzım Hikmet Ran
Nâzım Hikmet Ran (15 January 1902 – 3 June 1963),[1][2] commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet, was a Turkish poet, playwright and novelist. He was well liked for the "lyrical flow of his statements".[3] Hikmet was often arrested for his political beliefs. He spent much of his adult life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated into more than fifty languages.
Nâzım Hikmet Ran | |
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| Born | 15 January 1902 |
| Died | 3 June 1963 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation | poet, playwright, novelist |
Nâzım Hikmet Ran Media
Nâzım Hikmet in 1917, at the age of 15
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The first-ever collected works of the Turkish poet Nâzım Hikmet, published in communist Bulgaria
Frontispiece of Volume 1 of the first-ever collected works of the Turkish poet Nâzım Hikmet
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References
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica: Nazım Hikmet (Turkish author)
- ↑ Nazım Hikmet Kültür ve Sanat Vakfı
- ↑ Selected poems, Nazim Hikmet translated by Ruth Christie, Richard McKane, Talat Sait Halman, Anvil press Poetry, 2002, p.9 ISBN 0-85646-329-9