Lokman Polat (born 1956 in

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) is a

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writer of

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origin. Before 1980, he was involved in publishing political commentaries and news. He has been arrested several times due to his activities in the field of

literature, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia. He moved to

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in 1984 and began writing short stories in Kurdish. Lokam Polat is a founding member of the Kurdish Writers Association (''Komela Nivîskarên Kurd''), a member of the international

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and a member of the Writers' Union of Sweden.

Works

He has published 14 books so far. Four of them are written in

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and the rest in Kurdish. His Kurdish books include three novels and seven short stories. He has also translated four children books into Kurdish. He has been involved in journalism too and has published a journal titled ''Helwest''.

Books

#Barbar kasirgasi : kisa öyküler, 129 pp., Heviya Gel Publishers, Stockholm, 1989. (in Turkish) #Evîn û Jiyan, 80 pp., Çanda Nûjen Publishers, Stockholm, 1992. #Torina Şêx Seîd, 112 pp., Hêvîva Gel Publishers, , 1993. #Jin û zîndan, 79 pp., Çanda Nûjen Publishers, Stockholm, , 1995. #Xwîn û hêstirê çavan, 117 pp., Çanda Nûjen Publishers, Stockholm, , 1995. #Çîvanoka evînê, Translation of

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's work, 44 pp., Çanda Nûjen Publishers, Stockholm, , 1995. #Evîndar (bi pêşgotina Mehmed Uzun), 100 pp., Çanda Nûjen Publishers, Stockholm, , 1996. #Kurdistana sor, 58 pp., Çanda Nûjen Publishers, Stockholm, , 1996. #Mêrxas : serpêhatiyên Kurdî, 100 pp., Çanda Nûjen Publishers, Stockholm, , 1996. #Ji Nav Edebiyata Swêdê, 120 pp., Çanda Nûjen Publishers, Stockholm, , 1997. #Kewa Marî, novel, 274 pp., Çanda Nûjen Publishers, Stockholm, , 1999. #Fîlozof, novel, 163 pp., Helwest Publishers, 2002. #Rojnamevan, novel, 109 pp., Pêrî Publishers, 2002.

References

# ''Kurdish'' # ''Swedish'
Lokman Polat, from Immigrant Institute
1956 births Living people People from Lice, Turkey Turkish Kurdish people Turkish emigrants to Sweden Kurdish-language writers Turkish writers Swedish male writers {{Kurd-writer-stub