Who is Pınar Kür?
Pınar Kür, a prominent author, translator, and academic in Turkish literature, has died at the age of 82. Kür reflected Türkiye's historical periods in her works. For this reason, her first four novels, including "Tomorrow, Tomorrow," published in 1979 and recounting the March 12 coup period, were ordered confiscated and destroyed. Her books were later cleared by court order.
Her novel "The Woman to Be Hanged", which depicts the social and sexual oppression of women and was banned for this reason, was adapted for the big screen by Başar Sabuncu.
Her mother, İsmet Kür, was a Turkish language and literature teacher, and her father, Behram Kür, was a French and mathematics teacher. After completing her high school education at Robert College, she completed her undergraduate studies at Queens College and Boğaziçi University. She then earned her doctorate in comparative literature from the Sorbonne.
Her novel "The Woman to Be Hanged" was confiscated for "obscenity." She became an English instructor at Istanbul University's School of Foreign Languages. She also worked as a faculty member in the media and communication systems department at Istanbul Bilgi University. In May 2013, she received an honorary award at the Ankara Story Days. The Pınar Kür Private Archive is held by the Women's Works Library and Information Center Foundation.
BOOKSnovels
Tomorrow Tomorrow (1976) (Filmed by Sami Güçlü in 1987) The Little Player (1977) The Woman to Be Hanged (1979) (Filmed by Başar Sabuncu in 1986) Endless Love (1986) A Murder Novel (1989) The Last Autumn (1992) The Faculty of Murder (2006) Five Peaches (2004) - The novel project whose design and concept were made by Bülent Erkmen was continued by Murathan Mungan, Faruk Ulay, Elif Şafak, Celil Oker and completed by Pınar Kür, respectively.
Mr. Sadik (2016)
STORY BOOKS
Flowless Waters (1983) - Sait Faik Story Gift A Crazy Tree (1992) Ghost Stories (2004) Interview book
The End of Love is Murder - Mine Söğüt - 2006 - Interview with Pınar Kür.
TRANSLATION
Letters to Theo / Vincent van Gogh (Yapı Kredi Publications, 1996) ISBN 978-975-363-551-6 Sexing the Cherry - Jeanette Winterson - (Sexing the Cherry) Tie That Job Up The Curse of Class Before Adam - Jack London Passion - Jeanette Winterson (The Passion) The Stranger's Embrace - Ian McEwan (The Comfort of Strangers) A Wide Wide Sea - Jean Rhys - (Wide Sargasso Sea) Birds on a Branch - Jean Rhys - (Selections from his stories) Good Morning Midnight - Jean Rhys - Goodmorning Midnight Voyage in the Dark - Jean Rhys - (Voyage in the Dark) Quartet - Jean Rhys - (Quartet) Laughter in the Dark - Vladimir Nobakov - (Laughter in the Dark) Clown - Morris West The Curse of the Family - Dashiel Hammet Dolphin People - Tirsten Krol Letter to an Unborn Child
A Mind That Won't Quiet - Kay Redfield Jamison
TV
Come Be With Us (2007- 2008)
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