Story writer (B. 1895, Elazig- D.
1966, Los Angeles, USA). He went to primary school at Nisan School in his
village, Surp. He graduated from Getronagan School in Elaziğ (1911). He worked
as a teacher for two years in Vartatil village; and immigrated to America with
the suggestion of his father who had already immigrated there. He attended
lectures at Columbia and Harvard University as a visiting student. He died in
Los Angeles from heart attack. His stories were collected in the book Güvercinim Harput’ta Kaldı (1997) after his death.
ABOUT HIM: Hüseyin Su – Ömer
Lekesiz / Öykücüler ve Öykü Kitapları (Heceöykü, April-May 2005).
