Mustafa Aydogan
Encyclopedia
Mustafa Aydogan is a contemporary Kurdish
writer and translator. He was botn in the district of Qiziltepe in Mardin
in southeastern Turkey
and relocated to Sweden
in 1985. He has translated works of renowned authors such as Jack London
, Yaşar Kemal
, Aziz Nesin
and Orhan Pamuk
into Kurdish
.
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
writer and translator. He was botn in the district of Qiziltepe in Mardin
Mardin Province
Mardin Province is a province of Turkey with a population of 744,606. The population was 835,173 in 2000. The capital of the Mardin Province is Mardin...
in southeastern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and relocated to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 1985. He has translated works of renowned authors such as Jack London
Jack London
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
, Yaşar Kemal
Yasar Kemal
Yaşar Kemal, is a Turkish writer. He is one of Turkey's leading writers. He has long been a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, on the strength of Memed, My Hawk....
, Aziz Nesin
Aziz Nesin
Aziz Nesin was a famous Turkish writer and humorist of Crimean Tatar origin and author of more than 100 books.-Pseudonyms:...
and Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk
Ferit Orhan Pamuk , generally known simply as Orhan Pamuk, is a Turkish novelist. He is also the Robert Yik-Fong Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, where he teaches comparative literature and writing....
into Kurdish
Kurdish language
Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
.
Books
- Zaroka şevê, Translation of Children of the Frost by Jack LondonJack LondonJohn Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
, 82 pp., Nûdem Publishers, Stockholm, 1995. - Pêlên bêrîkirinê (Novel), 171 pp., Nûdem Publishers, Stockholm, 1997, ISBN 9188592286, 9789188592286.
- Siltanê Fîlan, Translation of Filler Sultanı by Yaşar KemalYasar KemalYaşar Kemal, is a Turkish writer. He is one of Turkey's leading writers. He has long been a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, on the strength of Memed, My Hawk....
, 239 pp., Nûdem Publishers, Stockholm, 1998, ISBN 9188592367. - Fîl Hemdî, Translation of Fil Hamdi by Aziz NesinAziz NesinAziz Nesin was a famous Turkish writer and humorist of Crimean Tatar origin and author of more than 100 books.-Pseudonyms:...
, Doz Publishers, Istanbul, 1999. - Siwaro, Translation of a work by Edip Karahan, 63 pp., Nûdem Publishers, Stockholm, 2001, ISBN 91-88592-58-8.
- Kurdistan : wêne, Translation of Kurdistan fotografier by Ann Eriksson, 172 pp., Almlöf Publishers, Stockholm, 2001, ISBN 9188712400.
- Berê gotin hebû, Collection of articles, 207 pp., Doz Publishers, Istanbul, 2001, ISBN 9756876220 9789756876220.
- Navê Min Sor e, Translation of Benim Adım KırmızıMy Name is RedMy Name Is Red is a 1998 Turkish novel by Nobel laureate author Orhan Pamuk. The English translation won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2003,. The French version won the French Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger and the Italian version the Premio Grinzane Cavour in 2002...
by Orhan PamukOrhan PamukFerit Orhan Pamuk , generally known simply as Orhan Pamuk, is a Turkish novelist. He is also the Robert Yik-Fong Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, where he teaches comparative literature and writing....
, 586 pp., Nefel/Doz Publishers, Stockholm/Istanbul, 2002, ISBN 9756876239, 9789756876237. - Ferhenga Swêdî-Kurdî (Kurmancî) (Swedish-Kurdish Dictionary), with Mahmûd Lewendî and Vîldan Tanrikulu, Published by Myndigheten för skolutveckling, Sweden, 1074 pp., 2006, ISBN 9185589144, 9789185589142.