Nazim Hikmet Ran Author Ali (3 results)

The second edition of Nazim Hikmet's fine avantgarde poetry book from 1929 was republished with a different cover, made by a poster and book designer Ali Suavi (1910 or 1913-1994), who was more known as an award-winning photographer Suavi Sonar. 8°. 48 pp., original illustrated wrappers (a tiny worm-hole in the outer white margin of the first half of the book, mjnor foxing and staining, a small tear in the margin of the cover, tiny tears on the spine, folds and paper fault in the white margin to pp. 39-40, otherwise a seemingly unread This is the second edition of Hikmet's first poetry book from 1929, republished with a different cover. The cover draft was made by a poster and book designer Ali Suavi (1910 or 1913-1994), who was more known as an award-winning photographer Suavi Sonar. Suavi later designed some of most famous Hikmet's covers. Nazim Hikmet Ran - Nazim Hikmet (1902- 1963) is possibly one of the most brilliant Turkish authors of the 20th century and a stellar representative of the Turkish avantgarde. Although his poems were banned for almost 30 years in Turkey Hikmet still alive in the daily culture of the modern Turkey, although seemingly underappreciated in the West. Nazim's powerful poetry and prose was mostly inspired by the Soviet avantgarde and futurism, especially by Mayakovsky, yet it promoted the heavy unique vocals of the Turkishlanguage, spreading the tones of the masses calling for the revolution. The verses are freeand non-onventional, moving with the rhythm of the lyrics and the narrative. Nazim Hikmet wrominent family in Salonica (today Thessaloniki in Greece) and was trained at the Ottoman Navy School. Already in his later teens he joined the Turkish War of Independence and was chose by Mustafa Kemal to write a poem to motivate the young people to join the struggle. Nazim Hikmet soon got into trouble with the government for adopting the contemporary Soviet communist thoughts. In 1922, he moved to Moscow for studies and for ideological reasons. After returning to Istanbul he published his first work, still written in the Ottoman language, in 1925, followed by a collection of poems 835 Satir in 1929. Because of his membership in the illegal Communist Party of Tukey and his extreme Soviet-inspired poetry Nazim Hikmet spent many years between 1925 and 1951 exiled or imprisoned in Turkey. In the meantime he published poetry, theatre pieces and translated texts. His books were often burned and eventually banned in 1938 (until 1965). Escaping another imprisonment in Turkey, Hikmet moved to Moscow in 1951, where he lived until his death in 1963. Nazim's heavy, beautiful and powerful lyrics were frequently adopted into chansons and Western leftist and protest songs, the most famous being I come and stand at every Door (from Turkish Kiz cocugu), also known as The Hiroshima Girl. He also wrote against the Korean War, where Turkey was taken a part. Wordcat lists six examples with no examples in the US libraries. References: OCLC 80037.

12°. original illustrated cover, 62 pp. on darker paper, [2], (cover trimmed with a small loss of lettering on the right-hand side. inside good, clean, seemingly unread condition, wrappers with light foxing and minimal wear on the edges). This is the first edition of the poems Portraits by Nazim Hikmet, which the author focused on individual persons from the public and his private life. Nazim Hikmet (1902- 1963) is possibly one of the most brilliant Turkish authors of the 20th century and a stellar representative of the Turkish avantgarde. Although his poems were banned for almost 30 years in Turkey Hikmet still alive in the daily culture of the modern Turkey, although seemingly underappreciated in the West. Nazim's powerful poetry and prose was mostly inspired by the Soviet avantgarde and futurism, especially by Mayakovsky, yet it promoted the heavy unique vocals of the Turkish language, spreading the tones of the masses calling for the revolution. The verses are free and non-conventional, moving with the rhythm of the lyrics and the narrative. Nazim Hikmet was born in a prominent family in Salonica (today Thessaloniki in Greece) and was trained at the Ottoman Navy School. Already in his later teens he joined the Turkish War of Independence and was chose by Mustafa Kemal to write a poem to motivate the young people to join the struggle. Nazim Hikmet soon got into trouble with the government for adopting the contemporary Soviet communist thoughts. In 1922, he moved to Moscow for studies and for ideological reasons. After returning to Istanbul he published his first work, still written in the Ottoman language, in 1925, followed by a collection of poems 835 Satir in 1929. Due to his membership in the illegal Communist Party of Tukey and his extreme Soviet inspired poetry Nazim Hikmet spent many years between 1925 and 1951 exiled or imprisoned in Turkey. In the meantime he published poetry, theatre pieces and translated texts. His books were often burned and eventually banned in 1938 (until 1965). Escaping another imprisonment in Turkey, Hikmet moved to Moscow in 1951, where he lived until his death in 1963. Nazim's heavy, beautiful and powerful lyrics were frequently adopted into chansons and Western leftist and protest songs, the most famous being I come and stand at every Door (from Turkish Kiz Cocugu), also known as The Hiroshima Girl. He also wrote against the Korean War, where Turkey was taken apart. The cover draft was made by a poster and book designer Ali Suavi (1910 or 1913-1994), who was more known as an award-winning photographer Suavi Sonar. Suavi's tasteful book designs were based on contemporary avant-garde forms and art deco lines. Worldcat only lists two examples of this first edition (Universita?tsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universita?t and University of Basel Library). References: OCLC 315063397.

8°. 96 pp., inserted errata on pink paper, original illustrated cover (lightly stained and with light foxing, wrappers with minor wear on the corners, spine as often age-toned, old owners stamp on the title page, stapled). Hikmet's fierce attack on the Nazi Germany - N.B. The image of the book provided here censors out the Nazi symbol of the Swastika from the title page; this has been done pursuant to German laws on the representation of Third Reich symbols; however, such details are clearly present and uncensored on the actual book itself. In the work the with the powerful propaganda cover by Ali Suavi NAzim Hikmet fiercely attacks Hitler and the uprising Nazism and Racism in Germany. As the ground he uses contemporary western sources. The book was one of the last one published in Istanbul. Two years later NAzim Hikmet was sentenced to 28 years in prison due to his anti-Fascist views. Nazim Hikmet Ran - NAzim Hikmet (1902- 1963) is possibly one of the most brilliant Turkish authors of the 20th century and a stellar representative of the Turkish avantgarde. Although his poems were banned for almost 30 years in Turkey Hikmet still alive in the daily culture of the modern Turkey, although seemingly underappreciated in the West. NAzim's powerful poetry and prose was mostly inspired by the Soviet avantgarde and futurism, especially by Mayakovsky, yet it promoted the heavy unique vocals of the Turkish language, spreading the tones of the masses calling for the revolution. The verses are freeand non-onventional, moving with the rhythm of the lyrics and the narrative. NAzim Hikmet was born in a prominent family in Salonica (today Thessaloniki in Greece) and was trained at the Ottoman Navy School. Already in his later teens he joined the Turkish War of Independence and was chose by Mustafa Kemal to write a poem to motivate the young people to join the struggle. NAzim Hikmet soon got into trouble with the government for adopting the contemporary Soviet communist thoughts. In 1922, he moved to Moscow for studies and for ideological reasons. After returning to Istanbul he published his first work, still written in the Ottoman language, in 1925, followed by a collection of poems 835 Satir in 1929. Because of his membership in the illegal Communist Party of Tukey and his extreme Soviet-inspired poetry NAzim Hikmet spent many years between 1925 and 1951 exiled or imprisoned in Turkey. In the meantime he published poetry, theatre pieces and translated texts. His books were often burned and eventually banned in 1938 (until 1965). Escaping another imprisonment in Turkey, Hikmet moved to Moscow in 1951, where he lived until his death in 1963. NAzim's heavy, beautiful and powerful lyrics were frequently adopted into chansons and Western leftist and protest songs, the most famous being I come and stand at every Door (from Turkish Kiz Cocugu), also known as The Hiroshima Girl. He also wrote against the Korean War, where Turkey was taken a part. Worldcat only lists one example of this first edition (University of Toronto at Downsview). References: OCLC 976858126.