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Zafer Senocak is a Turkish writer born on May 25, in Ankara, Turkey. When Senocak was nine years old, his family moved to Munich, Germany, where he attended high school and later studied political science at university. Before he delved into
Zafer Şenocak
Editor(s) Tom Cheesman,Karin Yeșilada
Language: English
Genre(s): Literary Criticism, Modern Languages
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Zafer Senocak (b) is an important German literary voice from the large Turkish community in Germany. This study opens with previously unpublished material by Senocak, and includes a biographical essay and interview, as well as essays addressing all aspects of his work.
'this volume makes a significant and timely contribution to ethnic-minority writing in German. The fact that the essays effectively complement each other further recommends the volume. It will serve fellow researches as a rich resource.' Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies 'This vibrant anthology is the necessary starting point for any study of Zafer Senocak's works an excellent point of entry for any study of Turkish-German literature.' Gegenwarts Literature
Zafer Şenocak, geboren und in Ankara und München aufgewachsen, ist ein Wanderer zwischen den Welten und in beiden Sprachen, dem Deutschen wie dem Türkischen, zu Hause. debütierte er mit dem Gedichtband »Elektrisches Blau«, dem weitere folgten. Seither übersetzt er aus dem Türkischen, schreibt Essays und Romane und meldet sich immer wieder in gesellschaftlichen Debatten um Identität, Zugehörigkeit und vermeintliche Kulturdifferenz zu Wort. In geradezu bestechender Weise legt er die Ängste, die sich hinter nationaler Selbstgewissheit und Arroganz gegenüber dem Anderen verbergen, frei. Seine Positionen sind oft streitbar, entfalten aber ihre Wucht durch ihre feste Verwurzelung im deutschen humanistischen Kanon, das Bewusstsein für Geschichte und die Unaufgeregtheit ihrer Argumentation, die sich wohltuend von den oft hysterischen Untergangsszenarien mancher Zeitgenossen abhebt. Als Schriftsteller und Publizist hat er seit langem seinen festen Platz in der literarischen Szene in diesem Land eingenommen. Zuletzt erschienen von ihm »Der Pavillon« () und »Deutschsein. Eine Aufklärungsschrift« (), die, obwohl unterschiedlichen Genres zugehörig, sich beide dem Widerstreit zwischen
Born in Ankara in , Zafer Senocak has been living in Germanysince , where he has become a leading voice in the Germandiscussions on multiculturalism, national and cultural identity, anda mediator between Turkish and German culture.
The widely published poet, essayist, journalist and editor, haswon several prestigious literary awards in Germany. His works havebeen translated into Turkish, English, French, Dutch, and Hebrew. In, Senocak was writer in residence at Miami University, Ohio andat theVillaAurora in Pacific Palisades.
Currently, he is Max Kade Distinguished Visitor and writer inresidence at the Foreign Languages and Literatures Section atMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Additional support has beenprovided by theGermanAcademic Exchange Service (DAAD), Bonn, Germany.
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