POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDED TRANSLATION For half a century Oktay Rifat occupied a leading position in the vanguard of Turkish poetry. Despite his popularity and fame he rarely appeared in public, preferring the private life of an ordinary family man and content to work as an attorney while continuing to write. Oktay Rifat (), born in Trebizond on the Black Sea, was an attorney by profession and for many years a legal advisor for Turkish State Railways. He was in the forefront of modern Turkish poetry from the late s onwards. Rifat is also well known for his plays, translations and two novels. Ruth Christie was born and educated in Scotland. She has been translating novels, short stories and 5/5(3). Oktay Rifat Biography Oktay Rifat, is one of the most distinguished of 20th-century Turkish poets. He was the son of the poet and linguist Samih Rıfat, who was also the governor of Trabzon. He attended Ankara High School for Boys () and graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Law ().
Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Poems of Oktay Rifat by Rifat, Oktay (Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Oktay Rifat Biography Oktay Rifat, is one of the most distinguished of 20th-century Turkish poets. He was the son of the poet and linguist Samih Rıfat, who was also the governor of Trabzon. He attended Ankara High School for Boys () and graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Law (). Voices of Memory: Selected Poems of Oktay Rifat by Rifat, Oktay Richard (Translator) McKane. Used; paperback.
Look at this world of ours, look at its order in ruins, conceived yesterday, today the dove of passion. In a momentary glance. the hawk sweeps down on the swallows. When the predator is by the waterside. the gazelle is drenched with blood. The whole burden is on my shoulders. Nevertheless, those early years still echoed through Rıfat’s work. In his poem “Umbrella” () it’s possible to detect the spirit of Veli: I was walking under my umbrella. It was raining cats and dogs. Torrents of water either side. But in my head brightness, sunny days, Hopes, desires, loves, seas, I was walking under my umbrella. Oktay Rifat (), born in Trebizond on the Black Sea, was an attorney by profession and for many years a legal advisor for Turkish State Railways. He was in the forefront of modern Turkish poetry from the late s onwards. Rifat is also well known for his plays, translations and two novels. Ruth Christie was born and educated in Scotland. She has been translating novels, short stories and poetry from the Turkish for many years.
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