Yadé Kara is a Turkish-German writer.

Born in Eastern Anatolia, she grew up in West Berlin

West Berlin

West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...

. She studied English

English studies

English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...

 and German studies

German studies

German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the...

 and also drama at the Schiller Theater

Schiller Theater

The Schiller Theater is a theatre in Berlin.During the 1920s and 1930s, it was used by the Preußisches Staatstheater Berlin, and from 1951 to 1993 the Staatliche Schauspielbühnen Berlin. In 1993, the Berlin Senate decided to close it for financial reasons...

. She has worked as an actress, teacher and journalists in cities like London

London

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, Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

 or Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 and published several articles for radio an television.

Her furst novel Selam Berlin (2003) won the Deutschen Bücherpreis

Deutscher Bücherpreis

Deutscher Bücherpreis is a literary prize of Germany....

and the Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Förderpreis in 2004.

Works

• Café Cyprus, Roman, Diogenes, Zürich 2008. 375 S. ISBN 978-3-257-06623-4
• Selam Berlin, Roman, Diogenes, Zürich 2003. 381 S. ISBN 3-257-06335-0

External links

Interview mit Enno E. Peter vom November 2003