Hakan Bıçakcı was born in Istanbul in 1978. After completing his primary and secondary education in Istanbul, he went to university in Ankara in 1996. In 2001 he graduated in economics from Bilkent University and returned to Istanbul. His first novel, Romantic Fear, 2002, his second novel, Dream Diary, 2003, his third novel, Spare Time, 2004, his first book of short stories, A Midsummer's Nightmare, 2005, and his fourth novel, The Apartment Shaft, 2008 were published by Oğlak Publishing House. His fifth novel, Dark Room, was published in 2010 by İletişim Publishers. In 2011, the Apartment Shaft, Spare Time and Dream Diary were republished by İletişim Publishers. His book of new and old short stories, Me Against All of You, was published by İletişim in 2011. The Apartment Shaft was translated into Albanian in 2009, into Arabic in 2010, and into Bulgarian and English in 2011. His articles on literature, the cinema and popular culture have been published in various magazines and newspapers. Books Published: Me Against All of You / story / 2011 Dark Room / novel / 2010 The Apartment Shaft / novel / 2008 A Midsummer's Nightmare / story / 2005 Spare Time / novel / 2004 Dream Diary / novel / 2003 Romantic Fear / novel / 2002