Bilge Karasu (born 9 January 1930 – 13 July 1995), was a Turkish short story writer and novelist.
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Born | 9 January 1930 (1930-01-09) Istanbul, Turkey |
Died | July 14, 1995(1995-07-14) (aged 65) Ankara, Turkey |
Occupation | Poet, philosopher |
Alma mater | Istanbul University |
Years active | 1924-1976 |
Notable awards | TDK Translation Prize, Pegasus Prize, Sedat Simavi Literature Award |
Bilge Karasu was born in 1930 in Istanbul.[1] Bilge Karasu's parents, who later converted to Islam, were of Jewish origin, although he does not have any kinship with Emanuel Karasu, an Ottoman politician of Jewish origin.[2] He studied at Şişli Terakki High School and at Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Philosophy. In 1963, he returned from Europe, where he had studied on a Rockefeller scholarship. In 1964, he started to work as a translator at the General Directorate of Press, Broadcasting, and Tourism and in the foreign broadcasting service of Ankara Radio.[3]
Karasu wrote radio plays for Ankara Radioı.[4] He worked as a lecturer at Hacettepe University's Philosophy Department from 1974 until his death.[5]
He lived in a small basement on Nilgün Street in Ankara for years.[6] He died on 14 July 1995 at Hacettepe University Hospital, Ankara where he was being treated for pancreatic cancer. He is buried in Karşıyaka Cemetery.[7]
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