Orhan Pamuk
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Orhan Pamuk in 2009
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| Born | Ferit Orhan Pamuk 7 June 1952 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter, Professor of Comparative Literature and Writing (Columbia University) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Period | 1974 – present |
| Genre | Novel |
| Subject | East–West dichotomy, literature, painting |
| Literary movement | Postmodern literature |
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| Notable awards |
International Dublin Literary Award 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature 2006 Sonning Prize 2012 |
| Spouse | Aylin Türegün (m. 1982, div. 2002) |
| Relatives |
Şevket Pamuk (brother) Hümeyra Pamuk (half-sister) |
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Ferit Orhan Pamuk (generally known simply as Orhan Pamuk; born 7 June 1952) is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, his work has sold over thirteen million books in sixty-three languages, making him the country's best-selling writer.
Pamuk is the author of novels including The White Castle, The Black Book, The New Life, My Name Is Red, Snow, The Museum of Innocence, and A Strangeness in My Mind. He is the Robert Yik-Fong Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, where he teaches writing and comparative literature.
Born in Istanbul, Pamuk is the first Turkish Nobel laureate. He is also the recipient of numerous other literary awards. My Name Is Red won the 2002 Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, 2002 Premio Grinzane Cavour and 2003 International Dublin Literary Award.
The European Writers' Parliament came about as a result of a joint proposal by Pamuk and José Saramago. In 2005, the ultra-nationalist lawyer Kemal Kerinçsiz sued Pamuk over his statement regarding the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. His intention, according to Pamuk himself, had been to highlight issues relating to freedom of speech in the country of his birth. The court initially rejected to hear the case, but in 2011 Pamuk was ordered to pay 6,000 liras in total compensation for having insulted the plaintiffs' honor.
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