Mahmud Baksi
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Mahmud Baksi (Mahmûd Baksî), (1944-2000), was a Kurdish writer and journalist. He was born in the village of Suphî in Batman province in south-eastern Turkey. He began to publish a newspaper titled Batman Gazetesi in 1967. He became the head of the Batman branch of the Workers Party of Turkey. From 1968 to 1970, he became involved in the labor union movement of Turkey. Around the same period, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for promoting Kurdish nationalism. In 1970, he fled to Germany and later to Sweden where he stayed until his death. He is buried in Diyarbakir. His children Kurdo Baksi och Nalin Pekgul have been active at the Swedish socialdemocratic party.
[edit] Works
His first book was published in 1970, titled Sadi Akkiliç Davası, about the an imprisoned Turkish communist. He focused on writing during his exile in Sweden and wrote 22 books. He has written books in three languages, Kurdish, Turkish and Swedish.
[edit] Books
- Mezra Botan, 1969.
- Zarokên Îhsan, 1978.
- Hêlîn, Immigrant-institutet, 1984. (in Swedish)
- Gundikê Dono, Orfeus Publishers, 1988.
- Serhildana Mala Eliyê Ûnis, Azadiya Welat Publishers, 2001.
[edit] References
- The Anthology of Kurdish Stories I-II, By: Firat Cewerî (in Kurdish).
- About the last book of Baksi (The Revolt of Ali Unis), By: Lokman Polat (in Kurdish).
- List of Kurdish Novels (in Kurdish).
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