Izzet Celasin

Izzet Celasin was born in 1958 in Istanbul. In his homeland he was a leftist political activist and spent several years in prison following the military coup in 1980. He came to Norway as a political refugee in 1988 and is currently employed as an interpreter for Oslo Local Council.

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Celasin’s debut novel Black Sky, Black Sea (2007) was one of the winners of Gyldendal’s competition for the best political novel.