Latife Tekin
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Latife Tekin is a prominent Turkish novelist known for her innovative, socially engaged fiction that blends magical realism with sharp critiques of poverty and marginalization.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Latife Tekin canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Turkish writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century literature
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21st-century literature ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Turkey ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
magical realism
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socially engaged fiction ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills
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Dear Shameless Death NERFINISHED ⓘ Night Lessons NERFINISHED ⓘ Swords of Ice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | magical realism tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Turkish ⓘ |
| literaryReputation |
key figure in Turkish magical realism
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one of the most important contemporary Turkish novelists ⓘ |
| movement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| name | Latife Tekin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Turkish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting poverty and marginalization in Turkey
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innovative narrative techniques ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Berci Kristin Çöp Masalları
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Buzdan Kılıçlar NERFINISHED ⓘ Gece Dersleri NERFINISHED ⓘ Ormanda Ölüm Yokmuş NERFINISHED ⓘ Sevgili Arsız Ölüm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kayseri Province
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Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
environmental degradation in shantytowns
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memory and collective trauma ⓘ power relations and oppression ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| workFocus |
lives of the urban poor
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rural-to-urban migration in Turkey ⓘ women’s experiences in marginalized communities ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
blend of oral storytelling and modern prose
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mixing fantasy with everyday reality ⓘ use of poetic, metaphorical language ⓘ |
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