Asli Erdogan
(Istanbul, 1967) studied computer science and physics at the university of Bogazici. Up until 1992 she worked as a physicist at the European Nuclear Research Centre (CERN). She has also taught English for two years in South America, writes for the magazine Atlas and from 1998 to 2000 had a weekly column in the newspaper Radikal. In 1994 Erdogan made her debut with the novel Kabuk Adam. After that her collection of stories Mucizevi Mandarin (1996) and her very succesful second novel Kirmizi Pelerinli Kent ( City in a red cape) (1998) were published. This stifling novel is situated in Rio de Janeiro. In 1990 Erdogan was awarded the Deutsche Welle Preis for one of her unpublished short stories. The main themes in her works are: violence against women, the situation in prisons and Kurdish rights.
Past events
In memoriam Henk van Woerden
Painter, writer and non-conformist thinker Henk van Woerden suddenly died in November. He was an advisor and a boardmember of Winternachten. Rudy Kousbroek, Michaël Zeeman, Asli Erdogan, Joost Nijsen and Nicole van Woerden-Müller will read from his work. Breyten Breytenbach will talk about Van Woerden as a painter. Greek music by To Trigono. Dutch/English spoken.
