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W.C. Turck
W.C. Turck is author of four widely acclaimed books. His first novel, "Broken: One Soldier's Unexpected Journey Home," was recommended by the National Association of Mental Health ...view moreW.C. Turck is author of four widely acclaimed books. His first novel, "Broken: One Soldier's Unexpected Journey Home," was recommended by the National Association of Mental Health Institutes. His 2009 Memoir, "Everything for Love: A memoir of love and war" chronicled the genocide in Bosnia and the siege of Sarajevo. It was in Sarajevo at the height of the siege where he met and married his wife, writer and Artist Ana Turck. FOX NEWS, ABC and CBS News, the Chicago Tribune and The Joliet Herald covered their reunion after the war.
His second novel "Burn Down the Sky", an intimate look inside the war on terror, and based upon a true story, was published exclusively on Amazon Kindle.
His latest book is “The Last Man,” a chilling vision of our future, a celebration of human diversity and the inherent ascension of individual autonomy.
In June 1989 Turck was among the first Chicago artists to show solidarity with pro-democracy reformers in China's Tiananmen Square. He helped organized relief into Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. In 2011, Turck wrote and produced "Occupy My Heart: A revolutionary Christmas Carol, directed by K. Hannah Freidman and performed by a brilliant cast. The play opened to standing room only houses and made national headlines.
Turck has been a guest on WMAQ-TV, WLS-AM radio in Chicago, KCET radio, WCPT, National Public Radio and has spoken frequently on Human Rights, Genocide and Nationalism. He remains an activist to the cause of human rights and international peace. As such, he is a passionate advocate and supporter of the historic Occupy Movement.view less