Gemma Salem

Gemma Salem (2 August 1943 – 20 May 2020) was a Turkish-born Swiss writer. She was born in Ankara, Turkey. In 1982, Salem was nominated for the Prix Médicis for her novel Le Roman de Monsieur Boulgakov, and was supported by Marthe Robert until the last round of voting. She won the Schiller Prize in 1992 and was on the list of winners for the Prix Médicis essai and the Prix Colette in 1993. 

Salem died on 20 May 2020 in Vienna, Austria at the age of 76.

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Category:1943 births
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Category:Turkish writers
Category:Swiss writers
Category:People from Ankara