Bedrettin Şimşek (Bedrettin Simsek) is a Turkish author, video artist and filmmaker whose work spans novels, essays, poetry, plays and animation. His first book, The False Prophet’s Book of Sermons (Turkish: Sahte Peygamberin Vaaz Kitabı), appeared in 1996. His writing and visual work explore birth, death, belief and love through imaginative narratives and irony.
About the film Books in English
A film inside The Starry Night
Variations on Van Gogh’s Starry Night is a 93-minute digital art film written and directed by Şimşek. It stays with a single painting, presenting hundreds of moving, three-dimensional variations. There is no dialogue: music accompanies the camera as it moves across the painted world. The film was made in After Effects without artificial intelligence.
The film imagines a luminous city beyond suffering, drawing on Şimşek’s interpretation of the painting as a journey beyond death. Read about the film, its visual approach and how to watch it online.
Books in English
English editions include The Nose: Or the Comedy of Ghosts, The Killer Ghost: The Mysteries of Birth and Is Love A Madness? The Turkish books page brings together the original books and foreign-language editions, with links to Amazon. Browse the English books for titles, short descriptions and edition links.
Voices, music and theatre
Şimşek’s audio work includes dramatised excerpts from novels and plays, using multiple voices and music. The English Comedy Theatre selection includes extracts from The Nose, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bedrettin’s Version) and The Divine Comedy. A separate music-and-literature podcast presents excerpts in musical form. Explore the audiobooks for listening pages and the downloadable English recording of The Disadvantages of Lack of Manners.