ORHAN PAMUK

2006 Nobel Laureate in Literature
    who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures

Background

  • Born: June 7, 1952
  • Place of birth: Istanbul, Turkey
  • Biographical highlights:
    • Graduates from Robert College
    • Studies architecture at Istanbul Technical University
    • Studies journalism at Institute of Journalism at the Istanbul University
    • 1982 - Marries Aylin Turegen
    • 1982 - Publishes first novel, Cevdet Bey ve Ogullan
    • 1983 - Wins Orhan Kemal Novel Prize for Cevdet Bey
    • 1984 - Wins Madarali Novel Prize for Sessiz Ev
    • 1985-8 - Visiting researcher at Columbia University and University of Iowa
    • 1990 - Wins the Independent Award for Foreign Fiction
    • 1995 - Wins Prix France Culture
    • 2001 - Divorces Aylin Turegen
    • 2002 - Wins Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger
    • 2003 - Wins the IMPAC Dublin Award
    • 2005 - Wins Le Prix Medicis for Snow
    • 2005 - Placed on trial for public denigration of Turkey's national character"
    • 2006 - Turkish court drops charges of "insulting Turkishness"
    • 2006 - Wins Le Prix Mediterranee etranger for his novel Snow
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