Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (1901–1962)

Born 1901 CE, died 1962 CE.

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (23 June 1901 – 24 January 1962) was a Turkish poet, novelist, literary scholar and essayist, widely regarded as one of the most important representatives of modernism in Turkish literature. In addition to his literary and academic career, Tanpınar was also a member of the Turkish Parliament between 1944 and 1946.

Text from the Wikipedia article Ahmet_Hamdi_Tanpınar, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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