Orhan Pamuk

Ferit Orhan Pamuk (born on 7 June 1952 in Istanbul) generally known simply as Orhan Pamuk, is a Turkish novelist and professor of comparative literature at Columbia University.[1]

One of Turkey’s most prominent novelists,[2] his work has sold over seven million books in more than fifty languages,[3] making him the country’s best-selling writer.[4] Pamuk is the recipient of numerous literary awards, including the Nobel Prize in Literature 2006[5]—the first Nobel Prize to be awarded to a Turkish citizen.

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