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

• The White Castle: A Novel
• The Black Book
• The New Life
• My Name Is Red
• Istanbul: Memories and the City
• Snow
• Other Books by Orhan Pamuk

Featured Internet Links

• Orhan Pamuk's Home Page
• The Swedish Academy press release
• Bio and bibliography

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• Orhan Pamuk bags Nobel Prize in Literature (submitted by Anonymous)
• a review of Pamuk's novel Snow (submitted by Danny Yee)
• a review of Pamuk's novel My Name is Red (submitted by Danny Yee)
• Istanbul by Orhan Pamuk (submitted by George)
• Orhan Pamuk - Biography (submitted by tomaskubelka@yahoo.com)
• Biography of Orhan Pamuk (in German) (submitted by Franklyn)