Novelist (b. 1917, İstanbul -
d. 20 March 1984). She attended Saint-Joseph Private French School for Girls
(1935). She is one of the best selling writers of the Republican period. When
she died at 67, more than 40 of her novels had been published 156 times and
sold almost 5 million copies. Most of her novels were adapted for the cinema.
Her novel Posta Güvercini (Carrier
Pigeon) was translated into French.
Her early works were
published in Serveti Fünun and Yarım Ay reviews in 1937. Her first
novel Yeşil Işıklar (Green Lights)
was also released in the same year. Starting from 2002, her novels have been
republished by Doğan Publications with Selim İleri's editorial.
WORKS:
NOVELS: Yeşil Işıklar (Green Lights), Kalp Ağrısı (Heart Pain), Sonbahar (Autumn), Gönül Hırsızı (Heart Thief), Hıçkırık
(The Sob), Seven Ne Yapmaz (What a
Lover Cannot Do), Funda (Funda), Samanyolu (The Milky Way), Günah Bende mi? (Am I Sinful?), Gelinlik Kız (The Marriageable Girl), Suçlu (The Criminal), Solan Ümit (Pale Hope), Aşka Tövbe (No To Love), Korkusuz Geceler (Fearless Nights), Kahkahalar (Laughter), Balayı (The Honeymoon), O Gün Gelecek mi? (Will That Day Come?),
Ormanda Yapraklar (The Leaves in the
Forest), Aşk Rüyası (Love Dreams), Posta Güvercini (The Carrier Pigeon), Ruh Gurbetinde (The Soul in Foreign
Lands), Pervane (Desperate), Son Hıçkırık (The Last Sob), Esir Kuş (The Captive Bird), Kırık Hayat (Broken Life), Dehşet Gecesi (The Night Of the Horror
), Aşk Bekliyor (Love is Waiting), Gümüş Selvi (The Silver Cypress ), Boş Yuva (The Empty House ), Bir Aşkın Romanı (The Novel Of A Love), Kalp Uyumaz (The Heart Does Not Sleep), Haydutlar Hanındaki Kadın (The Woman in
the Bandit’s Inn), Saadet Tacı (The
Crown Of Happiness), Suya Düşen Hayaller
(The Lost Dreams), Aşk Hasreti
(Waiting For Love), Kalp Yarası
(Wounded Heart, 2002), Gelinlik Kız
(Marriageable Girl, 2002).
MEMOIR: Romancının Dünyası (The World of A Novelist).
REFERENCE: İbrahim Alaeddin Gövsa / Türk Meşhurları (1946), İhsan Işık / Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1990, 1998) - Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) - Ünlü Edebiyatçılar (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 4, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013), Ömer Nida / Kadın Romancılarımız - Başlangıçtan Günümüze Kadar 1892-1991 (1991), Mehmet Behçet Yazar / Edebiyatçılar Alemi - Edebiyatımızın Unutulan Simaları (yay. haz. Mustafa Everdi, 1999), Behçet Necatigil / Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (18. bas. 1999), A. Ömer Türkeş / Aşkolsun! (Virgül, Nisan 1999), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), Selim İleri / Gelinlik Kızın Romanı - Kerime Nadir (Cumhuriyetin 91’inci yılında 91 sembol kadın, hürriyet.com.tr, 29.10.2014).
