Background
Halman, Talat Sait was born on July 7, 1931 in Istanbul, Turkey. Came to the United States, 1952. Son of Sait T. and Iclal F. (Nemlizade) Halman.
(Since the middle of the twentieth century, Turkish playwr...)
Since the middle of the twentieth century, Turkish playwriting has been notable for its verve and versatility. This two-volume anthology is the first major collection of modern Turkish plays in English-a selection dealing with ancient Anatolian mythology, Ottoman history, contemporary social issues, family dramas, and ribald comedy from Turkey's cities and rural areas. It also includes several plays set outside Turkey. The second volume, "I, Anatolia" and Other Plays, includes eight major plays from the 1970s through the end of the millennium. Together, both volumes grant to English readers the pleasure of riveting drama in translations that are colloquial as well as faithful. For producers, directors, and actors they provide a wealth of fresh, new material, with characters ranging from Ottoman sultans to a Soviet cosmonaut, from the Byzantine Empress Theodora to a fisherman's wife, from residents of an Istanbul neighborhood to King Midas, from Montezuma to a Turkish cabinet minister.
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(Since the middle of the twentieth century, Turkish playwr...)
Since the middle of the twentieth century, Turkish playwriting has been notable for its verve and versatility. This two-volume anthology is the first major collection of plays in English of modern Turkish drama, a selection dealing with ancient Anatolian mythology, Ottoman history, contemporary social issues and family dramas, ribald comedy from Turkey's cities and rural areas. It also includes several plays set outside Turkey. The two volumes together will feature seventeen plays by major playwrights published or produced from the late 1940s to the present day, with volume 1,"?brahim the Mad" and Other Plays, encompassing plays from the 1940s through the 1960s, and volume 2, Anatolia and Other Plays, including plays from the 1970s through the 1990s. They grant to English readers the pleasure of riveting drama in translations that are colloquial as well as faithful. For producers, directors, and actors they provide a wealth of fresh, new material, with characters ranging from Ottoman sultans to a Soviet cosmonaut, from the Byzantine Empress Theodora to a fisherman's wife, from residents of an Istanbul neighborhood to King Midas, from Montezuma to a Turkish cabinet minister.
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Halman, Talat Sait was born on July 7, 1931 in Istanbul, Turkey. Came to the United States, 1952. Son of Sait T. and Iclal F. (Nemlizade) Halman.
Bachelor, Robert College, 1951. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1954. Doctor of Science (honorary), Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1988.
Lecturer Turkish language and lit, Columbia University, New York City, 1953-1960; vice president, general manager, Record Hunter, New York City, 1956-1960; director album production, Atlantic Recording Corporation, New York City, 1965-1967; professor Turkish language and literature, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1966-1971, 72-80; professor Turkish language and literature, New York University, 1967-1971, since 1986; professor Turkish language and literature, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1984-1986; department chairman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1993; minister of culture, Republic of Turkey, 1971; ambassador for cultural affairs, Republic of Turkey, 1980-1982.
(Since the middle of the twentieth century, Turkish playwr...)
(Since the middle of the twentieth century, Turkish playwr...)
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Lieutenant Turkish Navy, 1961-1962. Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association (executive board 1974-1981), Council National Lits. (executive board).
Married Seniha Taskiranel, July 23, 1960. Children: Hugh, Defne, Sait.