Orhan Pamuk
author
Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist and academic, born in Istanbul in 1952. He grew up in the wealthy westernized district of Nisantasi in a large family. Pamuk studied architecture and journalism before turning to writing. He became Turkey's most celebrated author and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006. His works often explore Turkish identity, history, and culture, frequently blending personal memoir with cultural history. He is known for novels such as 'My Name Is Red', 'Snow', and 'The White Castle'.[1,2,3]
- Turkish identity
- history
- memory
- culture
Books
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Works by Orhan Pamuk
- 1982 Cevdet Bey Ve Oğulları
- 1983 Sessiz Ev
- 1985 Beyaz Kale
- 1990 The White Castle
- My Name Is Red
- Snow
- 2005 Istanbul: Memories and the City Translated by Maureen Freely.
- The Museum of Innocence
Awards
- 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature