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Kemal, Yasar (also Yashar Kemal; orig. Kemal Sadik Gogceli)
1922- He was born
-Turkey’s most famous Novelist, has been translated 25 languages.
1955
-His first novel, Memed, My Hawk, tells a story similar to Robin Hood legend.
1960
-The Wind from the Plain (novel) is reminiscent of Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath.
-Has been imprisoned in Turkey for his leftist views.
1985
-His novel The Sea-Crossed Fisherman,
-is a highly politicized work in which innocent—both nature and humans—are beset by cruelty and corruption.
-Turkey’s most famous Novelist, has been translated 25 languages.
1955
-His first novel, Memed, My Hawk, tells a story similar to Robin Hood legend.
1960
-The Wind from the Plain (novel) is reminiscent of Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath.
-Has been imprisoned in Turkey for his leftist views.
1985
-His novel The Sea-Crossed Fisherman,
-is a highly politicized work in which innocent—both nature and humans—are beset by cruelty and corruption.
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