Buket Uzener (born 3 October 1955, Ankara, Turkey) is a writer, author of novels, short stories and travelogues. She trained as a biologist and environmental scientist and has worked at universities in Turkey, Norway, the United States, and Finland. Her fiction has been translated into seven languages[1] and has been on the Turkish best-seller lists since 1992. They are taught in a number of Turkish universities.[2]
In 1993, she was awarded Turkey's Yunus Nadi prize for the novel The Sound of Fishsteps, and in 1998 Mediterranean Waltz was named novel of the year by the University of Istanbul. She was designated honorary writer by the University of Iowa in 1996. She has been described as the next Orhan Pamuk.[3]
She has referred to Attilâ İlhan as a major influence on her life and work.[4]
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Four of Uzuner's novels and one short story collection have been published in English language translation.
Mediterranean Waltz (Turkish title: Kumral Ada - Mavı Tuna) is a 1997 novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner, which was awarded the 1998 Novel Prize of Istanbul University and was republished in 2000 by Remzi Kitabevi in English language translation by Pelin Ariner.[5]
A 2001 short story collection by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner published by Milet Books, in dual Turkish and English language translation by Pelin Ariner, as part of its series of Turkish-English Short Story Collections.
The publisher states that the author, “takes us into the memories and dreams of children and adults, and explores shared history, love and attachments — to family, lovers and places.” Whilst a review in Writing in Education concludes that the author, “in The Other Twin notably, is subtle, penetrating about human nature, and well able to project a powerful maxim or a sarcastic image.”[6]
The Sound of Fishsteps (Turkish title: Balık İzlerinin Sesi) is a 1993 novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner, which was awarded the 1993 Yunus Nadi Novel Prize and was republished in 2002 by Remzi Kitabevi in English language translation by Pelin Ariner.[7]
The Long White Cloud - Galipoli (Turkish title: Uzun Beyaz Bulut - Gelibolu) is a 2001 novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner, which was a national bestseller and was republished in 2002 by Remzi Kitabevi in English language translation by Pelin Ariner.[8]
Istanbullu is a 2007 novel by Turkish writer Buket Uzuner, which was republished in 2008 by Remzi Kitabevi in English language translation by Kenneth Dakan.[9]