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B O O K S F R O M T U R K E Y
A L İ A K B A Ş
Ali Akbaş was born in Kahramanmaraş in 1942. He completed his primary and
secondary education in Kahramanmaraş and his university education in the
Department of Turkish Language and Literature in the Faculty of Letters at Istanbul
University. He worked as a teacher and an administrator in various high schools
and colleges under the Ministry of Education; he also worked as a script writer in the
Film, Radio and Television Educational Department. A contemporary poet, Akbaş
has collaborated in the publication of Divan, Doğuş, Edebiyat and Kanat magazines.
He was one of the founding members of the Eurasia Writer’s Association in 2006
and has worked as an editor-in-chief for Kardeş Kalemler Magazine. Continuing in
this vein, Akbaş was chosen as the best writer of children’s literature in 1991 by the
Turkish Writers Association for his book entitled Kuş Sofrası (The Dinner Table of
Birds).
WORKS: Poetry: Şairin Masal Çağı (The Fairytale Epoch of the Poet), Kuş Sofrası
(The Dinner Table of Birds); Fable: Gökte Ay Portakaldır (The Moon in the Sky is an
Orange).
KUŞ SOFRASI
THE DINNER TABLE OF BIRDS
TONET, Macedonia, 2008, Poetry
Translated by Mariya Leontic
ISBN: 9786082080079
bilgi@ayb.org.tr
This book of poetry, which contains
poems dedicated to children, begins with
the poem “Armağan” (The Gift). The
book is comprised of lyrical poems that
could be read by both children and adults
alike. The poems discuss the good and
bad aspects of life. As the poet advises us
to always be hopeful in life, he draws us
into the world of fairy tales. Kuş Sofrası,
which was reprinted during the last few
years and has reached a total circulation
of 35 thousand copies, is a significant
work in children’s literature.