On Tuesday, March 29, Bilkent’s Center
for Turkish Literature played host to the versatile literary figure
Murathan Mungan. The C-Block Auditorium was filled to capacity, in fact
overflowing with Bilkent faculty, students and guests, who listened to
Mungan's eloquent words with rapt attention.
The noted poet-novelist-essayist-lyricist-playwright was introduced by
the well-known novelist and essayist Erendiz Atasü, who praised his
works for their subtlety, substance and style. Mungan's spellbinding
talk covered matters ranging from his experiences as a poet to his
strong determination to achieve an artistic persona, and was peppered
with witty remarks and wry criticism. Renowned as a conversationalist,
the author also took many questions from the audience.
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