Author: Nâzım Hikmet
Alternate names: Nazim Hikmet; Nâzim Hikmet; Nâzm Hikmet; Nâzım Hikmet; Nâzim Hikmet; Hikmet Nâzim; Nazym Hikmet; Назым Хикмет
Born: 15 January 1902
Died: 3 June 1963
Bio: Mehmed Nâzım Ran ( commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet), was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director, and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the "lyrical flow of his statements".[5][page needed] Described as a "romantic communist"[page needed] and a "romantic revolutionary",[5][page needed] he was repeatedly arrested for his political beliefs and spent much of his adult life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated into more than 50 languages.