Alev Croutier | |
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Born | Alev Lytle Croutier 1945 (age 78–79) |
Education | Robert College, Oberlin College |
Occupation | writer |
Known for | co-founder, Mercury House publishers |
Awards | National Women’s Political Caucus, McGrew Hill Film award, Daughters of Atatürk 2000 Women of Distinction Award, American Turkish Council cultural award,, Rotary Exceptional Achievement Award |
Alev Lytle Croutier, known in Turkey as "Alev Aksoy Croutier" (born 1945 in İzmir, Turkey),[1] is a writer based in San Francisco, US. Her books have been translated into 22 languages. She is the author of the non-fiction books Harem: the World behind the Veil and Taking the Waters, and the novels The Palace of Tears,[2] Seven Houses, and The Third Woman.[3]