Alev lytle croutier biography
Alev Lytle Croutier is the most widely published woman novelist of Turkish origin whose books have been translated into 23 languages.
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Alev Croutier
Turkish-American writer
Alev Croutier | |
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| Born | Alev Lytle Croutier (age7980) İzmir, Turkey |
| Education | Robert College, Oberlin College |
| Occupation | writer |
| Knownfor | co-founder, Mercury House publishers |
| Awards | National Women’s Political Caucus, McGrew Hill Film award, Daughters of Atatürk Women of Distinction Award, American Turkish Council cultural award,, Rotary Exceptional Achievement Award |
Alev Lytle Croutier, known in Turkey as "Alev Aksoy Croutier" (born in İzmir, Turkey),[1] is a writer based in San Francisco, US.
Her books have been translated into 22 languages. She is the author of the non-fiction books Harem: the World behind the Veil and Taking the Waters, and the novels The Palace of Tears,[2]Seven Houses, and The Third Woman.[3]
Career
Croutier studied Comparative Literature at Robert College in Istanbul, and left Turkey at the age of 18 to study Art History at Oberlin Colle