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Mehmed Uzun

Born

in Urfa, Turkey

January 01, 1953

Died

October 11, 2007

Genre

Fiction, Kurdish Literature

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Mehmed Uzun (1953 – October 10, 2007) was a contemporary Zaza-Kurdish writer and novelist. He was born in Siverek, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.
Although the Kurdish language was outlawed in Turkey from 1920 to 1990, he started to write in his mother tongue. As a writer, he achieved a great deal towards shaping a modern Kurdish literary language and reviving the Kurdish tradition of storytelling. From 1977 to 2005 he lived in exile in Sweden as a political refugee. During his time in Scandinavia, he became a prolific writer, author of a dozen Kurdish language novels and essays, which have made him a founding member of modern Kurdish literature in Kurmanji dialect. In June 2005 he returned to Istanbul, Turkey. He was a member of the PEN club an ...more

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	Ronî Mîna Evînê Tarî Mîna Mirinê 4.24 avg rating — 414 ratings — published 1989 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yitik Bir Aşkın Gölgesinde by Mehmed Uzun (Yazar), Muhsin Kızılaya (Translator) 4.14 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 1989 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nar Çiçekleri 4.15 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yaşlı Rind'in Ölümü by Mehmed Uzun, Selim Temo (Translator) 4.18 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kader Kuyusu by Mehmed Uzun, Muhsin Kızılkaya (Translator) 4.30 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dicle'nin Yakarışı (Dicle'nin Sesi, #1) by Mehmed Uzun, Muhsin Kızılkaya (Translator) 4.43 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sen by Mehmed Uzun, Selim Temo (Translator) 4.41 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abdalın Bir Günü by Mehmed Uzun, Selim Temo (Translator) 4.12 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1991 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dicle'nin Sürgünleri by Mehmed Uzun, Muhsin Kızılkaya (Translator) 4.54 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dengbêjlerim 4.19 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dicle'nin Sesi (2 books)
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Hawara Dîcleyê (2 books)
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“گذشته میراث است و در عین حال سرچشمه‌ی مسئولیت”
― Mehmed Uzun

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“Ve bu bay Kürt yok diyordu. Kürt yok!
Güneş yok dermiş gibi, ay yok, yıldız yok dermiş gibi... Bir halk nasıl inkar ediliyordu!”
― Mehmed Uzun, Sen

tags: güneş, kürt, yok

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“İnsan köklerini yabancı bir toprağa salamaz.”
― Mehmed Uzun, Yaşlı Rind'in Ölümü

tags: kök, mehmeduzun

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