I've Learned Some Things

by Ataol Behramoglu, Walter G. Andrews (Translator)

Overview

I've Learned Some Things allows English-language readers the rare opportunity to experience the work of Ataol Behramoğlu, one of Turkey's most celebrated poets. The sixty-six poems in this collection span the author's extraordinary career and are stunning examples of the intense emotional quality of his work. Behramoğlu celebrates the rich fabric of everyday life by exploring both personal and social struggles, sometimes employing a whimsical tone.

Walter G. Andrews's skillful translation conveys the vibrancy of Behramoğlu's work to an English-language audience, and this bilingual edition allows Turkish-language readers to follow the original text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780292719699
Publisher:	Ctr for Middle Eastern Studies UT-Austin
Publication date:	09/01/2008
Series:	CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ataol Behramoğlu, Professor of Russian Language and Literature at Istanbul University and a columnist for the newspaper Cumhuriyet, continues to write poetry as well as articles, criticism, travel literature, children's stories, plays, and translations.

Walter G. Andrews is Research Professor in Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington and is also the Director of the Ottoman Texts Archive Project (OTAP). He has authored numerous articles and books on Ottoman literature and has translated several volumes of Ottoman and Turkish poetry, including Seasons of the Word: Selected Poems of Hilmi Yavuz.