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Pamuk, Orhan
Author
Born June 7, 1952, in Istanbul, Turkey; married Aylin Tofajjal Turegen, 1982 (divorced, 2001); children: Ruya (daughter).
Vikipedi orhan pamuk biography
Education: Earned degree in journalism from Robert College; studied architecture at Istanbul Technical College; received degree from University of Istanbul, Institute of Journalism, 1976.
Addresses:Home—Istanbul, Turkey.
Office—c/o Author Mail, Knopf, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.
Career
Visiting scholar, Columbia University, 1985–88, visiting professor, 2006–; visiting fellow, University of Iowa Writers Workshop, 1985; first novel, Cevdet Bey ve ogullari, published in Turkey, 1982; first work to appear in English translation, The White Castle: A Novel, published by Carcanet, 1990.
Awards:Nobel Prize for Literature, Swedish Academy, 2006.
Sidelights
Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk became the first Nobel laureate in literature ever to emerge from his country.
Known for his epic, multifaceted stories in which the prota