Emine Sevgi Özdamar

Zvi Gilboa (University of Virginia)

Ed. by Jennifer Marston William, Purdue University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

Born 10 Aug 1946
Activity 1982-ongoing

Places

Born in Turkey
Active in Germany

Activities

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Novelist
Playwright / Dramatist
Story-writer
Theatre actor

Resources

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Sevgi Özdamar was born in Malatya, in the eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, on 10 August 1946. As a child, Özdamar moved with her family several times, which resulted in early life experiences that were formed by various surroundings and allowed her to encounter the cultural and economic diversity of several of Turkey’s regions, in particular the capital city of Istanbul, and the northwestern large city of Bursa. An intriguing account of these geographical transitions is found in Özdamar’s 2003 essay “Gastgesichter” (Guest Faces), where she writes: “In my childhood, my parents moved from the Asian to the European side of Istanbul and back again on several occasions because they were in love with Istanbul and wanted to live in every part of the city. Whenever we were living…

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Citation: Gilboa, Zvi. "Emine Sevgi Özdamar". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 March 2017 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12429, accessed 21 November 2024.]