Kadir, Djelal
KADIR, Djelal
KADIR, Djelal. Cypriot, b. 1946. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, professor of comparative literature and head of department, 1973-91; University of Oklahoma, Norman, distinguished professor of literature, 1991-94, Neustadt Professor of Comparative Literature, 1995-97; The Pennsylvania State University, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Comparative Literature, Director, Council on Inter-American Literary Cultures; lecturer at universities, foundations, institutes, and corporations. Publications: Juan Carlos Onetti, 1977; Questing Fictions, 1987; Columbus and the Ends of the Earth, 1992; The Other Writing, 1993. EDITOR: Triple Espera, 1976; (and trans) J. Cabral, Selected Poetry, 1937-1990, 1994. Address: Department of Comparative Literature, The Pennsylvania State University, 311 Burrowes Building, University Park, PA 16802-6203, U.S.A.