Melih Cevdet Anday
Turkish poet and writer (1915-2002) · Turkey · On the map · Writers · Died at 87
Melih Cevdet Anday was a Turkish poet and author whose poetry stands outside the traditional literary movements.
Melih Cevdet Anday is read about 52 times a day, in 22 languages.
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About this person
He also wrote in many other genres which, over six and a half decades, included eleven collections of poems, eight plays, eight novels, fifteen collections of essays, several of which won major literary awards. He also translated several books from diverse languages into Turkish.
Country
Turkey
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 2002 · aged 87
