Considering there are many good Turkish writers not translated at all, even one work is important. Anar is one of the many Turkish writers who are yet to reach a broader global audience due to a lack of translations and only one of his novels is available in English: Kitab-ül Hiyel, that is, The Book of Devices. While there is much to be said about the barriers before literatures in translation, there has also been a heartening increase in publications. However, today, he is indubitably recognised as a historical novelist with a unique authorial style that combines an Ottomanesque language and postmodern narrative techniques. A professor of philosophy by profession, maybe he did not initially consider becoming a “novelist” per se and there is a seven-year gap between these first works and the others that will follow. pp. 1–9.Beginning with his first three novels ( Puslu Kıtalar Atlası, Kitab-ül Hiyel, and Efrasiyab’ın Hikâyeleri ), İhsan Oktay Anar quickly established a niche for himself in contemporary Turkish literature.
has published articles in the former newspaper Yeni Binyıl.The Atlas of Misty Continents ( Puslu Kıtalar Atlası) (1995).The Book of Devices ( Kitab-ül Hiyel) (1996).Tales of Afrasiab ( Efrasiyab`ın Hikayeleri) (1998) - later adapted for stage.The Nasty Hero ( Galiz Kahraman) (2014).
Anar is a tall and imposing figure, with a height over six feet four. A trivial fact is that each of his books have a character named "Uzun İhsan" (meaning "Ihsan the Tall"), which is in fact a reference to himself. He uses a mixture of Ottoman and folk terminology within his Turkish writings, giving references to myths and historical scriptures. Supernatural elements and references to folk literature and culture are commonly seen in his works. He is known for well developed, various and original characters and providing a philosophical basis for his fantasy plots. His novels are fantasy pieces supported by historical facts and rumors especially related to the Ottoman Empire and a narration resembling fairy tales. The book was translated to a number of languages, including French, German and Hungarian, and a comic book version by caricaturist İlban Ertem was released in Spring of 2015.
Īnar published his first novel, The Atlas of Misty Continents ( Puslu Kıtalar Atlası) in 1995. In 2009, he won the Erdal Öz Literature Award "for his valuable novels and original style". Anar now teaches at the same university, lecturing in antique philosophy and Greek. He studied philosophy in Ege University on undergraduate (1984), graduate (1989) and doctoral levels. İhsan Oktay Anar (born 1960 in Yozgat, Turkey), is a Turkish writer, illustrator, literature translator and an academic.
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