İbrahim Ulvi Yavuz

Roman Yazarı, Öykü Yazarı

Doğum
09 Mart, 1942
Burç

Storywriter and novelist (b. 9 March 1942, Bolvadin / Afyon). He attended primary, secondary and high schools in Bolvadin. He worked as finance officer in Bolvadin (1965-66), as chief and assistant manager at the Department of Religious Affairs Personnel Directorate (1966-75), as an assistant manager at the Office of the Prime Ministry State Ministry (1975-79), Principal Assistant Clerk at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (1979-86) and Principal Assistant Clerk at the Ministry of Health (1986-99) from where he retired. He is a member of the Writers Union of Turkey (general vice chairman for three terms).

He began his writing career with poetry. His first poem, Arayış (The Search), was published in 1962 in the review Şule and his first story titled Bir Kaşık Çorba (A Spoon of Soup) was published in 1970 in the newspaper Diyanet. After 1962, his poems and articles about various issues were published in the reviews and newspapers Sur, Şule (1962), İslâm (1963), Hamle (Bolvadin, 1966), Yeni Asya (1963), Millî Gazete (1974), Hilal (1975), Kadın ve Aile (1985). His novels have been published in the newspaper Yeni Devir. He received a prize in the poetry competition of the review İslâm. He was chosen as the the Novelist of the Year by the magazine Millî Gençlik in 1996. He won the Bolvadin Cream Festival Jury Special Award with his novel Kıyam Vakti (Time for Rebellion). This work of his was adapted for the stage and performed.

WORKS:

Novel: 

Dikenli Yollar (Thorny Ways, 1976),

Çalkantı (Agitation, 1978),

Korkunun Bedeli (Cost of Fear, 1980),

Baharı Beklerken (While Waiting for the Spring, 1984),

Son Kavşak (Last Intersection, 1984),

Kıyam Vakti (Time for Rebellion, 1984),

Hasretin İlk Durağı (The First Stop of Longing, 1989),

 Gönlüme Cemre Düştü (My Heart has Warmed, 1991),

Düşlerin Rengi Soldu (The Faded Color of Dreams, 1993),

Dört Mevsim Ölüm (Death for the Four Seasons, 2002).

Short Story: 

Küllenmiş Acılar (Pains Which Were Wiped Away, 1990).

Study: 

Türkiye'de Roman Sanatı ve Gelişimi Üzerine Bir Deneme (An Essay on the Art of the Novel and Its Development, 1999).

Memoir: 

Bir Bürokratın Hatıraları - Mavi Defter (Memories of a Bureaucrat- The Blue Notebook, 2002).

Simplification: 

Sarı Esirler (Yellow Captives, from P.S. Puck, 1990),

Suç ve Ceza (Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevski, 1992).

 

REFERENCE:  Semih Güngör / Çalkantı Romanı (Suffe Kültür ve Sanat Yıllığı, 1984), Mehmet Sılay / Son Kavşak Romanı (Hatay Kültür ve Sanat dergisi, 1986), 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 (2007) – Ünlü Edebiyatçılar (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 4, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013), Dr. Ömer Uluçay / Şiir-Öykü ve Roman Yazarı İbrahim Ulvi Yavuz’un Eserleri Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme (Güney Anadolu, 1992), Ayhan Katırcıkara / Ana Hatlarıyla Türkiye’de Roman sanatı ve Gelişimi Üzerine Bir Deneme (Türkiye, 1999), Mavi Defter - Bir Bürokratın Hatıraları (Türkiye Kültür ve Sanat Bülteni, Ocak-Şubat 2003).

 

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