Orhan Kemal
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Orhan Kemal (born 15 September 1914, Adana - died 2 June 1970, Sofia) is
the pen name of Turkish novelist Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü. He is known for
his realist novels that tells the stories of the poor in Turkey.
Contents
1 Biography
2 Works
3 External links
4 Notes
Biography
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Works
SHORT STORY: Ekmek Kavgası (Fight for Bread, 1949), Sarhoşlar
(Drunkards, 1951), Çamaşırcının Kızı (The Laundress’ Daughter, 1952),
72. Koğuş (Ward 72, 1954), Grev (Strike, 1954), Arka Sokak (Back Street,
1956), Kardeş Payı (A Fair Share, 1957), Babil Kulesi (The Tower of
Babel, 1957), Dünyada Harb Vardı (There Was War on Earth, 1963), İşsiz
(Redundant, 1966), Önce Ekmek (Bread First, 1968), Küçükler ve Büyükler
(The Little and the Great, 1971).
NOVEL: Baba Evi (My Father’s House, 1949), Avare Yıllar (Idle Years,
1959), Murtaza (Murtaza, 1952), Cemile (Cemile, 1952), Bereketli
Topraklar Üzerinde (On Fertile Lands, 1954), Suçlu (Guilty, 1957),
Devlet Kuşu (Windfall, 1958), Vukuat Var (There’s a Crime, 1959),
Gâvurun Kızı (The Infidel’s Daughter, 1959), Küçücük (Very Little,
1969), Dünya Evi (Marriage, 1960), El Kızı (The Foreigner’s Daughter,
1960; filmed and broadcast in a television series, 1989), Hanımın
Çiftliği (The Mistress’ Farm, 1961), Eskici ve Oğulları (The Junk Dealer
and His Sons, 1962; later published with the title Eskici Dükkânı – The
Junk Shop), Gurbet Kuşları (Birds of Foreign Lands, 1962), Sokakların
Çocuğu (Kid of the Streets, 1963), Bir Filiz Vardı (There Was a Filiz,
1965), Müfettişler Müfettişi (Inspector of the Inspectors, 1966),
Yalancı Dünya (False World, 1966), Evlerden Biri (One of the Houses,
1966), Arkadaş Islıkları (Friend’s Whistles, 1968), Sokaklarda Bir Kız
(A Girl on the Streets, 1968), Üç Kağıtçı (Cheater, 1969), Kötü Yol
(Evil Way, 1969), Kaçak (Fugitive, 1970), Tersine Dünya (Reversing
World, 1986).
PLAY: İspinozlar (Snowbirds, staged 1964; published 1965, also staged
with the title Yalova Kaymakamı – The Head Official of Yalova), 72.
Koğuş (Ward 72) Bekçi Murtaza (Murtaza the Watchman) Eskici Dükkânı (The
Junk Shop) and Kardeş Payı (A Fair Share) were adapted for the stage and
performed at theatres in Ankara between the years 1967-71.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY- MEMOIR: Nazım Hikmet'le Üç Buçuk Yıl (Three and a Half
Years With Nazım Hikmet, 1965), Senaryo Tekniği ve Senaryoculuğumuzla
İlgili Notlar (Technique of Script Writing and Notes on Our Script
Writing, 1963), İstanbul'dan Çizgiler (Lines from İstanbul, 1971).
JOURNAL-POETRY: Yazmak Doludizgin (Writing at Full Speed, journals,
poems, 2002).
