Halide Nusret Zorlutuna

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Halide Nusret Zorlutuna (1901, Istanbul – 10 June 1984) was a Turkish poet and novelist.

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[edit] Biography

Zorlutuna was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire as the daughter of Mehmet Selim Bey, a journalist and political prisoner. She married an army officer. A teacher of Turkish literature in schools, she took part in movements for the rights of women and children.

[edit] Works

  • Poetry
    • Geceden Taşan Dertler (Sorrow Flooding Off Night, 1930)
    • Yayla Türküsü (Song of the Plateau, 1943)
    • Yurdumun Dört Bucağı (Every Place of My Country, 1950)
    • Ellerim Bomboş (My Eyes Are Empty, 1967).
  • Novels
    • Küller (Ashes, 1921)
    • Sisli Geceler (Misty Nights, 1922)
    • Gülün Babası Kim (Who is the Father of Rose, 1933)
    • Büyükanne (Grandmother, 1971)
    • Aydınlık Kapı (The Bright Gate, 1974)
    • Aşk ve Zafer (The Love and the Victory, 1978)
    • Bir Devrin Romanı (Novel of an Age, 2004).
  • Short stories
    • Beyaz Selvi (The White Cypress, 1945).
  • Letters
    • Hanım Mektupları (Lady Letters, 1923).
  • Autobiography
    • Benim Küçük Dostlarım (My Little Friends, 1977).

[edit] Further reading

  • Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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