Orhan Hançerlioğlu

Yazar

Doğum
16 Ağustos, 1916
Ölüm
09 Temmuz, 1991
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Eğitim
Istanbul University Faculty of Law
Burç

Writer (b. 16 August 1916, İstanbul - d. 9 July 1991). He graduated from Şişli Terakki High School (1935) and then from İstanbul University, Faculty of Law (1939). He served in various offices such as governorship of the districts of Meriç, Keşan and Karaisalı (1943-1946), at the Municipality of İstanbul Inspectorate, the Directorate of the 3rd branch of the Police Department (1950), İstanbul Municipal Theatre (1953) and the law department at the İstanbul Electric Tramcar and Tunnel Administration (1954). He retired in 1978.

He began his literary career by writing poems and published a book of poetry, Kıvılcım (Spark) and continued writing stories. He collected the first award at a contest organized by the review Şadırvan (1949). He began writing novels after 1950 and preparing dictionaries of philosophy after 1960. He won the Turkish Language Association, Literature Award in 1956 with his novel named Ali. He is also known for his dictionaries and encyclopedias on various subjects.

WORKS:

POETRY: Kıvılcım (Spark, 1936).

NOVEL: Karanlık Dünya (The Dark World, 1951), Büyük Balıklar (Big Fish, 1952), Oyun (The Game, 1953), Ekilmemiş Topraklar (Untilled Soil, 1954), Ali (Ali, 1955), Kutu Kutu İçinde (A Box in A Box, 1956), Yedinci Gün (The Seventh Day, 1957 - new edition including Bordamıza Vuran Deniz-The Sea That Hits Our Broadside, 2000), Bordamıza Vuran Deniz (The Sea That Hits Our Broadside, 1960), Başka Dünyalar (Other Worlds, printed with The Dark World, The Game, A Box in a Box, 1962), Bütün Romanları I ve II (All Novels I and II, 1981).

SHORT STORY: İnsansız Şehir (Deserted City, 1953).

ESSAY-RESEARCH: Erdem Açısından Düşünce Tarihi (History of Thought in the Aspect of Virtue, 1963), Mutluluk Düşüncesi (Thought of Happiness, 1965), Özgürlük Düşüncesi (Thought of Freedom, 1966), Düşünce Tarihi (History of Thought, 1970).

DICTIONARY-ENCYCLOPEDIA: Felsefe Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Philosophy, 1967), Ekonomi Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Economics, 1972), İnanç Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Faith, 1975), Felsefe Ansiklopedisi Kavramlar ve Akımlar (Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Concepts and Movements - 7 volumes, 1976-80), Ticaret Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Trade, 1975), İslâm İnançları Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Beliefs in Islam, 1984), Felsefe Ansiklopedisi (Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2 volumes, 1985), Ruhbilimi Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Psychology, 1988).

REFERENCE: İhsan Işık / Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, 2007).

 

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