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	"I didn't expect anything else," said my friend in the blue overalls. "You went and chose the heaviest work possible. No matter... As for the foreman said... Now, that doesn't seem to have bothered you at all. I wonder why? He made some quite cutting remarks, didn't he? That was true... I suddenly realised that I hadn't been bothered by it. Orhan Kemal (from The Idle Years)

TURKISH AUTHOR ORHAN KEMAL IS IN ENGLAND...... In Jail with Nazım Hikmet Orhan Kemal Literature \| £10.99 \| June \| Paperback \| 196pp \| B format 6pp black & white photographs \| 978-0-86356-411-6 Translated by Bengisu Rona Available in English for the first time, In Jail with Nazım Hikmet also includes Kemal’s diary entries on Nazım and the latter’s correspondence with Kemal after his release from prison in 1943.		‘Orhan Kemal (1914–1970) was one of Turkey’s most popular novelists. He served a prison sentence from 1938 to 1943. From 1951 he made his living entirely by writing – often with radical, anti-authoritarian content. His prison memoir, Nazım Hikmet’le Üç Buçuk Yıl (Three and a Half Years with Nazım Hikmet) was first published in Turkey in 1965. Moving and remarkable … Kemal’s prison memoir is a debt of gratitude to the great man of Turkish letters, the poet Nazım Hikmet.’ Today’s Zaman Bursa prison, mid-winter 1940. Two prisoners meet, both writers, both serving long sentences for allegedly inciting Turkish soldiers to mutiny. One is Turkey’s most famous poet, Nazım Hikmet. The other is a young, aspiring poet, Orhan Kemal, who now shares a cell with the man whose work he has long admired. In this prison memoir, Orhan Kemal reminisces on the time he shared with the great poet and describes how Hikmet inspired him to become one of Turkey’s most popular and successful novelists.

TURKISH AUTHOR ORHAN KEMAL IS IN ENGLAND...... "My Father's House" and "The Idle Years" two works of Orhan Kemal,the realist author of Turkish Literature, are published in England by Peter Owen Publishers. Within T.E.D.A.,the project of Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, these two books translated by Cengiz Lugal has met booklovers in one volume (The Idle Years).

In Jail with Nazım Hikmet Bursa prison, mid-winter 1940. Two prisoners meet, both writers, both serving long sentences for allegedly inciting Turkish soldiers to mutiny. One is Turkey's most famous poet, Nazim Hikmet. The other is a young, aspiring poet, Orhan Kemal, who now finds himself sharing a cell with the man whose work he has long admired.


ORHAN KEMAL IN GERMANY ‘Murtaza’, published in 1952 by Orhan Kemal, the master realist author of Turkish Literature, is re-published with a new edition in Germany by Verlag Auf dem Ruffel within TEDA Project of Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The book was translated into German by Carl Koss. Murtaza which is one of the masterpieces of Orhan Kemal, tells the adventures of an immigrant warden who is known by putting his sense of duty before anything else. Publishing of these distinguished works of Turkish Literature in Germany is a clear indicator of cultural connections between countries.

ORHAN KEMAL IN PAKISTAN 30 story of Orhan Kemal from ‘Ekmek Kavgası’, ‘Önce Ekmek’ and ‘Kardeş Payı’ books translated by Masud Akhtar Shaikh into Urdu is published in Pakistan.The book published by Mesud Publishers with the name ‘Jhagra Roti’ has met book lovers in Pakistan.It is the second story book of Orhan Kemal published in Pakistan.The first one was published with the name ‘Do Şarabi’. Publishing of these distinguished works of Turkish Literature in Pakistan is a clear indicator of cultural connections between countries.

Orhan Kemal’s short stories published in Urdu A book that includes 19 short stories by the 20th century Turkish realist author Orhan Kemal has been published in Pakistan. The Orhan Kemal Cultural Center said that the 19 stories selected from Kemal’s short story books “Sarhoşlar” (The Drunk, 1951) and “Çamaşırcının Kızı” (The Daughter of the Laundress, 1952) were translated into Urdu by Masud Akhtar Shaikh and published by Mesud Publishers under the title “Do Sharabi.”

Orhan Kemal’s ‘Cemile’ published in Egypt Famous 20th century Turkish author Orhan Kemal’s 1952 novel “Cemile” has been published in Egypt, the İstanbul-based Orhan Kemal Culture Center announced on Friday. Published in Arabic under the title “Gamila” by Afaq Books and translated by Abdülkadir Abdelli, the book will be launched this week at the Cairo Book Fair, scheduled for Jan. 22 to Feb. 2, the Anatolia news agency reported. The book’s publishing in Egypt received funding from the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry as part of the ministry’s long-running literary translation subvention project called TEDA. The novel, through the story of the poverty-stricken lives of Cemile, who works in a textile factory, and a factory clerk who wants to marry her, depicts in Kemal’s trademark realistic style the lives of factory workers and the hardships laborers encounter. Orhan Kemal was the pen name of Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü, the novelist-playwright who lived from 1914 to 1970. “Cemile” is the third book in the author’s semi-autobiographical tetralogy, following his “Baba Evi” (My Father’s House, 1949) and “Avare Yılar” (Idle Years, 1950). The fourth book in the series is “Dünya Evi” (Marriage, 1960). With the inclusion of the Arabic translation of “Cemile,” the number of Kemal’s novels translated into foreign languages has reached 10, Anatolia said. Recently, his memoir, “Nazım Hikmet’le 3.5 Yıl,” in which he chronicles his prison years with poet Hikmet through letters and diaries, has been published in English under the title “Orhan Kemal in Jail with Nazım Hikmet.”

TURKISH AUTHOR ORHAN KEMAL IS IN MACEDONIA "My Father's House" and "The Idle Years" two works of Orhan Kemal,the realist author of Turkish Literature are published in Macedonia by Shkupi Publishers within T.E.D.A. the project of Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.The books translated by Ramadan Ramadani are published in one volume, 'Xhemile'

TURKISH AUTHOR ORHAN KEMAL IS IN MACEDONIA "My Father's House" and "The Idle Years" two works of Orhan Kemal,the realist author of Turkish Literature are published in Macedonia by Shkupi Publishers within T.E.D.A. the project of Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.The books translated by Ramadan Ramadani are published in one volume, 'Vitet Boshe'











ORHAN KEMAL IS IN GREECE "My Father's House" and "The Idle Years" two works of Orhan Kemal, the realist author of Turkish Literature, are published in Greece by Kastaniotis Editions. Within T.E.D.A.,the project of Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, these two books translated by Stella Christidou has met booklovers in one volume. Kastaniotis Editions is planning to publish Orhan Kemal's other autobiographical books, which are "Gemile", "Marriage Years" and "Friends Whistles"