Hikmet Temel Akarsu

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Hikmet Temel Akarsu is a Turkish novelist, short-story writer and satirist. He was born in Gümüşhane, Turkey in 1960, and moved to Istanbul with his family at the age of nine.

After graduating from Istanbul Technical University with a degree in architecture, he devoted himself to writing. Including essays, articles, critiques, plays and scenarios, he produced literal work in all fields. Besides his novel series, his satirical prose and critical essays found much acclaim in the society.

His novel series, Kayıp Kuşak ("Lost Generation"), İstanbul Dörtlüsü ("Istanbul Quartet") and Ölümsüz Antikite ("Everlasting Antiquity") have all been printed by several publishers.

His essays appeared in literature magazines such as Varlık, Gösteri, Radikal Kitap, Cumhuriyet Kitap and Yasak Meyve. He wrote columns in newspapers for a certain period of time. His short stories were printed by İnkılap Yayınları under the title Babalar ve Kızları ("Fathers and Their Daughters") in 2005.

His radio play, Çalınan Tez (Stolen Thesis) received an award from the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT). Furthermore, he ventured into juvenile fiction with his Güzelçamlı'nın Kayıp Panteri (Güzelçamlı’s Lost Panther) which was published in 2006 by Can Yayınları. His radio play “Taşhan” was aired on TRT 1 between July 14 – July 22 2006.

He is a member of the Pen Club, the Turkish Writers Union and the Architects Union.

[edit] Selected Works

Aleladelik Çağı "The Age of The Ordinary" Lost Generation 1 İnkılap Yayınları 1989
Çaresiz Zamanlar "Desperate Times" Lost Generation 2 İnkılap Yayınları 1992
Yeniklerin Aşkı "Love of The Defeated" Lost Generation 3 İnkılap Yayınları 1991
Sevgili Superi "Dear Superi" Lost Generation 4 İnkılap Yayınları 1988
Kaybedenlerin Öyküsü "Losers' Tale" Istanbul Quartet 1 İnkılap Yayınları 1998
İngiliz "The Englishman" Istanbul Quartet 2 İnkılap Yayınları 1999
Küçük Şeytan "Little Devil" Istanbul Quartet 3 İnkılap Yayınları 1999
Medya "Media" Istanbul Quartet 4 İnkılap Yayınları 2000
Aseksüel Koloni ya da Antiope  "Asexual Colony or Antiope" Everlasting Antiquity Telos 2002
Siber Tragedya ya da İphigeneia "Cyber Tragedy or Iphigeneia" Everlasting Antiquity 2 Telos 2003
Casus Belli ya da Helena "Casus Belli or Helen" Everlasting Antiquity 3 Telos 2003
Babalar ve Kızları "Fathers and Their Daughters"  Collection of Short Stories  İnkılap Yayınları  2005
Güzelçamlı’nin Kayıp Panteri "Güzelçamlı’s Lost Panther" Collection of Short Stories Can Yayınları 2005


Dekadans Geceleri - "Nights of Decadence", Collection of Short Stories, Varlık Yayınları (2008)
Özgürlerin Kaderi - "Fate of the Free", Nefti Yayıncılık (2008)

Plays:

Yazar Ajanı, "Writer Spy", Play, Devlet Tiyatroları

Asilzadeler, "Noblemen", Play (Adaptation from Ömer Seyfettin), Devlet Tiyatroları

Çalınan Tez, "Stolen Thesis", Radio Play, TRT

Taşhan, "Taşhan", Radio Play, TRT

Yurtdışı Sevdası, "Adoration for Abroad", Radio Play, TRT

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Persondata
NAME Akarsu, Hikmet Temel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Turkish novelist
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Gumushane, Turkey
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH