Nâzım Hikmet
Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mehmed Nâzım Ran (17 January 1902 – 3 June 1963),[3][4] commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet (Turkish: [naːˈzɯm hicˈmet] ⓘ), was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director, and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the "lyrical flow of his statements".[5][page needed] Described as a "romantic communist"[6][page needed] and a "romantic revolutionary",[5][page needed] 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 50 languages.
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Born | Mehmed Nâzım (1902-01-17)17 January 1902[1] Selanik, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
Died | 3 June 1963(1963-06-03) (aged 61) Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
Pen name | Orhan Selim, Ahmet Oğuz, Mümtaz Osman, Ercüment Er |
Occupation | Poet, playwright, memoirist, novelist, screenwriter, film director |
Language | Turkish |
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