Nâzım Hikmet
Novelist, Author
1902 – 1963
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Who was Nâzım Hikmet?
Nâzım Hikmet Ran, commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet, was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the "lyrical flow of his statements". Described as a "romantic communist" and "romantic revolutionary", he was repeatedly arrested for his political beliefs and spent much of his adult life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated into more than fifty languages.
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- Born
- Jan 15, 1902
Thessaloniki - Also known as
- Nazım Hikmet Ran
- Nazım Hikmet
- Nazim Hikmet
- Nâzım Hikmet Ran
- Hikmet, Nâzım
- Ercüment Er
- Mümtaz Osman
- Mavi Gözlü Dev
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Poland
- Profession
- Education
- Galatasaray Lisesi
( - 1913) - Turkish Naval High School
( - 1918) - Communist University of the Toilers of the East
- Galatasaray Lisesi
- Lived in
- Thessaloniki
- Died
- Jun 3, 1963
Moscow - Resting place
- Novodevichy Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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