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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.
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. As he writes in his autobiographical book Istanbul, from his childhood until the age of 22 he devoted himself largely to painting ...
Apr 29, 2024 · Orhan Pamuk (born June 7, 1952, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish novelist, best known for works that probe Turkish identity and history. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006. Raised in a wealthy and Western-oriented family, Pamuk attended Robert College, an American school in Istanbul , and went on to study architecture at Istanbul Technical University.
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ISBN. 978-0525656890. Nights of Plague ( Turkish: Veba Geceleri) is a 2021 novel by Orhan Pamuk. [1] Its Pamuk's 11th and second longest novel after his first and longest novel, Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları (Cevdet Bey and His Sons). Inspired by historical events, it is set on a fictitious island, Mingheria, in the eastern Mediterranean between ...
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This autobiography/biography was written at the time of the award and later published in the book series Les Prix Nobel/ Nobel Lectures / The Nobel Prizes. The information is sometimes updated with an addendum submitted by the Laureate. MLA style: Orhan Pamuk – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024.
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Sep 16, 2022 · Orhan Pamuk has had a special bond with the owner of Mavi, a restaurant on the Istanbul island of Heybeliada, ever since she got him out of a tight spot almost 20 years ago.
