Person Sabahattin Ali

Sabahattin Ali, geboren 1907 in Gümülcine (im heutigen Nordgriechenland), gilt als Großmeister der türkischen Prosa, seine Werke gehören zu den Klassikern der literarischen Moderne. Er war Herausgeber von satirischen und literarischen Zeitschriften, wurde jedoch aufgrund seiner sozialkritischen Positionen immer wieder verhaftet. Beim Versuch, nach Bulgarien zu fliehen, wurde Sabahattin Ali am 2. April 1948 ermordet. Die genauen Umstände seines Todes hat man nie ganz klären können.

Sabahattin Ali (1907-1948) was a Turkish writer, poet and journalist whose works were critical of Turkish society and politics of his time. Sabahattin Ali was a renowned Turkish writer, poet and journalist of the 20th century. He was born on 25 February 1907 in Gümülcine, a town in what is now Greece. Ali was one of the most influential representatives of modern Turkish literature and gained international recognition for his works.His most famous work, „Madonna in a Fur Coat“ (1943), tells the love story between a Turkish student and a German artist. Sabahattin Ali is considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century. The book tells the moving story of an unhappy love and became a classic of Turkish literature.