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Ferit Orhan Pamuk (born 7 June 1952; Turkish pronunciation: [feˈɾit oɾˈhan paˈmuk]) is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, [2] he has sold over 13 million books in 63 languages, [3] making him the country's best-selling writer.
When the Nobel-Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk is finished with a day’s writing, he takes his Canon 5 camera and wanders through the backstreets of his home town, spaces that seem neclected and forgotten, washed in a particular light.
Jun 3, 2024 · Orhan Pamuk, Turkish novelist, best known for works that probe Turkish identity and history. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 2006. His notable books included The White Castle, Snow, and The Museum of Innocence. Learn more about Pamuk’s life and work.
Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul in 1952 and grew up in a large family similar to those which he describes in his novels Cevdet Bey and His Sons and The Black Book, in the wealthy westernised district of Nisantasi.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2006 was awarded to Orhan Pamuk "who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures"
My Name Is Red (Turkish: Benim Adım Kırmızı) is a 1998 Turkish novel by writer Orhan Pamuk translated into English by Erdağ Göknar in 2001. The novel, concerning miniaturists in the Ottoman Empire of 1591, established Pamuk's international reputation and contributed to his reception of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006.
Orhan Pamuk. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2006. Born: 7 June 1952, Istanbul, Turkey. Residence at the time of the award: Turkey. Prize motivation: “who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures” Language: Turkish. Prize share: 1/1. Life.
Prose. 2006 Nobel Laureate in Literature Orhan Pamuk reads an excerpt from “Istanbul: Memories of a City”. The video was recorded in Stockholm in December 2006. English. Turkish. Excerpt from Istanbul: Memories of a City (Istanbul: Hatıralar Ve Şehir).
When the Nobel-Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk is finished with a day’s writing, he takes his Canon 5 camera and wanders through the backstreets of his home town, spaces that seem neclected and forgotten, washed in a particular light.
ORHAN PAMUK won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006. His novel My Name Is Red won the 2003 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His work has been translated into more than sixty languages.
