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Cem Akaş was born in Manheim in 1968. He lived there until 1974, and then moved to Izmit in Turkey with his family. He studied Chemical Engineering (BSc) at Boğaziçi University, Political Science (MA) at Boğaziçi University and Turkish History (PhD) at Columbia University. Akaş gave classes on “creative writer” at Sabancı University. He also worked as a free editor and translator. Akaş then worked for Yapı Kredi Publications in Istanbul between 1992 and 2004. In 2004, Akaş left Yapı Kredi and founded his own publishing group: “g yayın grubu”. His works have been published not only in Turkey but also in Canada, Germany, Austria and Argentina.
Novels:
7, 1992
Suc ve Ceza ("Crime and Punishment"), 1992
Olgunluk Cagi Uclemesi ("The Age of Maturity Trilogy"), 2001
Kant Kulubu, 2004
Gitmeyecekler icin Urbino, ("Urbino for the Unwilling Traveler"), 2007
19, 2009
Collection of Short Stories:
Noktanin Kesisimleri Antolojisi ("The Anthology of the Intersections of the Dot"), 1990
Gizli Hava Muzesi ("Secret Air Museum"), 1995
r, 2002
Collection of Essays:
Ise ("If It Is"), 1999
Ise, Ki Degil! ("If It Is, But It′s Not"), 2001
Zibaldone 2, 2005
Prose Poetry:
Belkienisbatur ("Perhaps Enis Batur"), 1993
Reference: cemakas.com, tr.wikipedia.org, ykykultur.com.tr, images.google.com.tr
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