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Orhan Pamuk
Writing My Name Is Red and exploring Istanbul’s layered identities.
My Name Is Red · Snow
- Born
- 7 June 1952
- Birthplace
- Istanbul, Turkey
More people
Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist who received the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Early life
Istanbul family
Grew up in a prosperous family in the city’s Nişantaşı district.
Changing direction
Studied architecture and journalism before devoting himself to fiction.
Career
- 1982
First novel
Published Cevdet Bey and His Sons.
- 1990s–2000s
International readership
Novels including My Name Is Red and Snow reached wider audiences.
- 2006 onward
Nobel recognition
Continued fiction, essays and teaching.
Selected books
My Name Is Red
Combined a murder mystery with Ottoman miniature painting.
Snow
Explored belief and politics through a poet’s visit to Kars.
The Museum of Innocence
Connected a love story with collected objects.
Beyond writing
Museum
Created an Istanbul museum linked to The Museum of Innocence.
Freedom of expression
His public remarks on Turkish history brought controversy and legal proceedings.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Nobel Prize: award and biography ↗Photo: David Shankbone. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
