Leylâ Erbil | |
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| Born | 12 January 1931 Istanbul |
| Died | 19 July 2013 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Citizenship | Turkey |
| Education | Istanbul University |
Leyla Erbil (12 January 1931, Istanbul – 19 July 2013, Istanbul) was one of the leading female contemporary writers of Turkey, author of six novels, three collections of short stories and a book of essays. She was the first Turkish female writer to be nominated for a Nobel Prize in Literature by PEN International in 2002.[1] Erbil was a co-founder of the Union of Turkish Artists and the Writers Syndicate of Turkey.
- ^ "Turkey's exquisitely 'odd' and relentlessly creative writer Leyla Erbil passes away". 21 July 2013.
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