Ercan Akbay
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Ercan Akbay (born 12 February 1959 in
Biography
As a young man, Akbay read widely, admired contemporary Latin and Anglo-Saxon singer-songwriters, and started composing his own poetry accompanied by guitar, which he taught himself to play. He describes his music, painting and writing as an expression of his experiences and his inner life.
He was educated at
He produced A Summer's Night, a performance of his spoken and sung poetry, in 1989, followed by Tales of the Weird, an experimental album based on his book of the same name, released in 1996.
Towards the end of 1997, he wrote Men Don't Cry. Due to a problem with his publishing house, there was a five-year gap in his writing until 2002. In 2006, he finished his novel What Time is It Mr Wolf?, originally intended as a TV script. In 2007, he reached an agreement to reprint all of his books.
His paintings from after 2006 are exhibited regularly at several art galleries of Istanbul.
Published books
- Kuraldışı Öyküler 1997
Tales of the Weird
- Erkekler Ağlamaz 1997 Men Don't Cry– Novel
- Tilki tilki saat kaç? 2007 What time is it, Mr. Wolf? – novel
- Değirmenlere Karşı 2009 Against Windmills – novel[1]
- Ten Kokusu 2011 Scent of Skin – novel
- Yol Ayrimlari 2012 Crossroads – novel
Discography
- A Summer's Night – 1989 Adventure Records
- Tales of the Weird – 1996 Audeon Music
References
- ^ "Ercan Akbay'ın dördüncü ve son romanı Değirmenlere Karşı, 2010 Şubat ayı itibariyle kitapevi raflarında yerini aldı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 15 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
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