Hakan Günday

Hakan Günday

Birth : 1976-05-29, Rhodes, Greece

History

Hakan Günday is a Turkish writer. He was born on the island of Rhodes in 1976. He lived in Brussels as a boy, before moving to Ankara where he completed high school. He studied in Hacettepe University, Université Libre de Bruxelles and Ankara University. His first novel Kinyas ve Kayra came out in 2000. Notable works include Loss (Ziyan), which won the Prix France-Turquie, and More (Daha) which won the Prix Médicis étranger.

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Hakan Günday

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Müslüm
Writer
The movie is about the legendary Turkish "soul singer" Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor family, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father).
More
Novel
Gaza is a 14-year-old boy who lives on the Aegean coast of Turkey. Together with his domineering father, he helps smuggle refugees from war-torn countries to Europe, giving them temporary lodgings and scant food until they attempt the crossing. Gaza dreams of escaping this life, but can't help being drawn into a dark world of immorality, exploitation and human suffering. Can you avoid becoming a monster when you've been raised by one? Onur Saylak's debut feature, adapted from the award-winning novel of the same title by Hakan Günday, one of the first novels to document the refugee crisis in Europe, "More" is the gripping story of a boy that gets to grow up in a world where there's no room for innocence.
Akide
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Çok Uzun Bir Hikayenin Tam Ortası
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Boğa Boğa
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There Are Two Kinds of People in This World
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A film by Onur Saylak.