Gündüz Vassaf

Gündüz Vassaf was born in 1946 in USA.Gündüz Vassaf’s works reveals a sharp wit, with an instinctive eye for the absurdities of life. Transcending the limitations of genre, he is a storyteller and essayist of consummate skill, weaving philosophy, psychology and literature into a web of words, part Socratic, part Nietschean, wholly original, in his quest for freedom and individuality. A leading figure in Turkish intellectual life, Vassaf has also had a weekly cultural column in the newspaper Radikal since 1997. His books and articles open the mind to new venues of thought, new enquiries into the state of humanity. A unique author, whose works are universal.

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