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Ikinci Yeni

The Turkish Avant-Garde

George Messo editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Shearsman Books

Published:1st Dec '09

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In the mid-1950s, a small but energetic group of young Turkish poets exploded into creative life. Their vivid, cosmopolitan experimentalism sent shock waves through the literary establishment. They became known as the Ikinci Yeni (The Second New). Inspired by surrealism and the contemporary European avant-garde, their influence was widespread and lasting-Turkish poetry would never be the same again. In this unique anthology, George Messo introduces broad selections from five of the leading Ikinci Yeni poets: Ece Ayhan, Ilhan Berk, Edip Cansever, Cemal Sureya and Turgut Uyar.

ISBN: 9781848610668

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm

Weight: 256g

168 pages