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Sait Faik Abasıyanık

Born

in Adapazarı, Turkey

November 18, 1906

Died

May 11, 1954

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Sait Faik Abasıyanık (18 November 1906 - 11 May 1954) was one of the greatest Turkish writers of short stories and poetry. Born in Adapazarı, he was educated at the Istanbul Erkek Lisesi. He enrolled in the Turcology Department of Istanbul University in 1928, but under pressure from his father went to Switzerland to study economics in 1930. He left school and lived for three years in Grenoble, France - an experience which made a deep impact on his art and character. After returning to Turkey he taught Turkish in Halıcıoğlu Armenian School for Orphans, and tried to follow his father's wishes and go into business but was unsuccessful. He devoted his life to writing after 1934. He created a brand new language and brought new life to Turkish sh ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 20,787 ratings · 1,268 reviews · 65 distinct works • Similar authors

	Alemdağ'da Var Bir Yılan 4.21 avg rating — 2,843 ratings — published 1954 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Semaver 4.05 avg rating — 2,690 ratings — published 1936 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Son Kuşlar 4.10 avg rating — 2,297 ratings — published 1952 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lüzumsuz Adam 4.06 avg rating — 2,284 ratings — published 1948 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mahalle Kahvesi 4.22 avg rating — 1,576 ratings — published 1950 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seçme Hikâyeler 4.04 avg rating — 1,168 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kayıp Aranıyor 4.07 avg rating — 1,067 ratings — published 1953 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sarnıç 4.05 avg rating — 866 ratings — published 1939 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Havada Bulut 4.15 avg rating — 808 ratings — published 1951 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birtakım İnsanlar 3.95 avg rating — 743 ratings — published 1944 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Yalnızlık dünyayı doldurmuş. Sevmek, bir insanı sevmekle başlar her şey. Burada her şey bir insanı sevmekle bitiyor.”
― Sait Faik Abasıyanık

tags: loneliness, love

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“Küçük şeyleri unutamayanlar, en geri hatıraları da unutamayanlardır. Hafızalarının bu bahtsız kuvveti karşısında hiçbir memleket, hiçbir vatan tutamadan her yeri, her şeyi severek öleceklerdir.”
― Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Semaver

tags: memories

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“Yazmasaydım deli olacaktım.”
― Sait Faik Abasıyanık

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Mayıs 2021 - Türk Klasiği Okuması
Mayıs ayında aşağıdaki kitaplardan hangisini grupla birlikte okumak istersiniz?

Alemdağ'da Var Bir Yılan - Sait Faik Abasıyanık, 1954, 95 sayfa

44 votes 56.4%

Sodom ve Gomore - Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, 1928, 299 sayfa

34 votes 43.6%

78 total votes

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