Biographies: Peyami Safa - Writer

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A Turkish storyteller and novelist, born in Istanbul. He had a bone disease when he was between eight and nine years old, which continued with him until he was seventeen years old, which exposed him to major health and psychological crises. At the age of 13, he worked in the telegraph department of the post office, and in the following years, he worked in education and journalism. He attracted attention with the stories he wrote in the newspaper, The Twentieth Century, which were published by his brother Ilhami. He is known for Ninth External Ward (1930), (The Crime of a Young Girl's Heart (1925) and East-West Synthesis (1963). He died on June 15, 1961.

• 23 May 2024
• Salma El-Sharkawy