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Leylâ Erbil


Born
in Istanbul, Turkey
January 12, 1931

Died
July 19, 2013

Genre
Literature & Fiction


Leylâ Erbil is one of the leading female contemporary writers of Turkey, author of four novels and three collections of short stories, a book of essays and a biographical text about one of the best woman writers in the Turkish language, Tezel Özlü, who died in her early forties. Educated in Istanbul, she has also worked as a translator. In the 1960s she was involved in the activities of the Turkish Labor Party, which was the most influential socialist party at the time. Her stories are usually based on emotional and sociological conflicts of individuals and the society. Whether it is a love story or the story of a family or about the political and social developments of society, she usually presents contradictory states and situations and m ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 4,633 ratings · 428 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors
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3.98 avg rating — 392 ratings — published 1988 — 8 editions
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3.90 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
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3.80 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions
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“‎Bizim milli duygumuz din kökenli hoşgörüsüzlük, gaddarlık, aşağılık duygusu ve sinsiliktir.”
― Leyla Erbil
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“Birisine anlatmak da ucuzlatıyor ya işi, ne bekliyorsun karşındakinden, o acıyı gidermesini mi? En iyisi susmak...”
― Leylâ Erbil, Üç Başlı Ejderha
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“Nedir asıl sorun diye düşünüyorum. Asıl sorun? Asıl sorun tek başına ayakta durabilmekte, yalnızlığı öğrenebilmekte mi? Asıl sorun sevgisiz yaşayabilmekte mi? Sevgisiz kalıp direnmeyi, sevgisiz kalıp gene de boyun eğmemeyi, dilenmemeyi öğrenmekte mi? Asıl öğrenmemiz gereken şey sevgisiz bir yaşam düzeni mi?
Gitmekle ne iyi ettin. Haklı olan senmişsin! Ben romantik, yanlış kitaplarla, kötü yaşam örnekleriyle aldatılmış, yaşamanın anlamını kavramaktan yoksun, kibirlinin biriymişim. İnsan tek başına yaşamı karşılamak zorunda, bense ille de bir sevgiliyle el ele verip değiştirecektim dünyayı! Ne ham hayal, ne zırvalık.”
― Leylâ Erbil, Mektup Aşkları
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Ocak 2022 - Türk Klasiği Okuması
Ocak ayında aşağıdaki kitaplardan hangisini grupla birlikte okumak istersiniz?

Tuhaf Bir Kadın - Leylâ Erbil, 1971, 188 sayfa
 
  9 votes 42.9%

Zübük - Aziz Nesin, 1961, 272 sayfa
 
  8 votes 38.1%

 
  4 votes 19.0%

21 total votes
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