Orhan Pamuk
- January 4, 2024
- Novelist
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Orhan Pamuk Biography
| Name | Orhan Pamuk |
| Birthday | Jun 7 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Place Of Birth | Istanbul |
| Birth Country | Turkey |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Spouse | Aylin Türegün |
Orhan Pamuk is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on June 7, 1952 in Istanbul, Turkey. A prominent and highly well- known writers, he won with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006 as well as his Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger in 2002. The most well-known of his works are The White Castle, The Museum of Innocence as well as My Name is Red.
He was made an Nobel Laureate for Literature the year following He became a Nobel laureate in Literature a year after Harold Pinter received the same honor. received the same award.
Ferit Orhan Pamuk (born 7 June 1952) is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey’s most prominent novelists, his work has sold over thirteen million books in sixty-three languages, making him the country’s best-selling writer.
He started writing regularly in 1974. His first novel, Karanlık ve Işık (Darkness and Light) was a co-winner of the 1979 Milliyet Press Novel Contest (Mehmet Eroğlu was the other winner). This novel was published with the title Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları (Mr. Cevdet and His Sons) in 1982, and won the Orhan Kemal Novel Prize in 1983. It tells the story of three generations of a wealthy Istanbul family living in Nişantaşı, the district of Istanbul where Pamuk grew up.
He divorced Aylin Turegun in 2011. One year prior the couple had begun an affair in a relationship with He divorced Aylin Turegun in 2011. A year earlier, he had started a relationship with Kiran Desai..
Orhan Pamuk Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Orhan Pamuk is one of the richest Novelist from Turkey. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Orhan Pamuk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The novel he wrote was his debut in 1979, just three years after his graduation in his University of Istanbul.
The novel he wrote, The Black Book, and his memoir Istanbul both reflect on his youth in a once wealthy but now less well-off family.
Pamuk was born in Istanbul, in 1952, and he grew up in a wealthy yet declining upper class family; an experience he describes in passing in his novels The Black Book and Cevdet Bey and His Sons, as well as more thoroughly in his personal memoir Istanbul: Memories and the City. Pamuk’s paternal grandmother was Circassian. He was educated at Robert College secondary school in Istanbul and went on to study architecture at the Istanbul Technical University since it was related to his real dream career, painting. He left the architecture school after three years, however, to become a full-time writer, and graduated from the Institute of Journalism at the University of Istanbul in 1976. From ages 22 to 30, Pamuk lived with his mother, writing his first novel and attempting to find a publisher. He describes himself as a Cultural Muslim who associates the historical and cultural identification with the religion while not believing in a personal connection to God.
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Who is Orhan Pamuk Dating?
According to our records, Orhan Pamuk married to Aylin Türegün. As of December 1, 2023, Orhan Pamuk’s is not dating anyone.
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Pamuk’s international reputation continued to increase when he published Benim Adım Kırmızı (My Name is Red) in 1998. The novel blends mystery, romance, and philosophical puzzles in a setting of 16th century Istanbul. It opens a window into the reign of Ottoman Sultan Murat III in nine snowy winter days of 1591, inviting the reader to experience the tension between East and West from a breathlessly urgent perspective. My Name Is Red has been translated into 24 languages and in 2003 won the International Dublin Literary Award, the world’s most lucrative literary prize.
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Orhan Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Turkey. Orhan Pamuk celebrates birthday on June 7 of every year.
Of partial Circassian descent and born in Istanbul, Pamuk is the first Turkish Nobel laureate. He is also the recipient of numerous other literary awards. My Name Is Red won the 2002 Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, 2002 Premio Grinzane Cavour and 2003 International Dublin Literary Award.
What book did Orhan Pamuk won the Nobel Prize for?
Orhan Pamuk
Notable awards| International Dublin Literary Award 2003 Nobel Prize in
Literature 2006 Sonning Prize 2012
What is Orhan Pamuk known for?
Orhan Pamuk, (born June 7, 1952, Istanbul, Turkey), Turkish novelist, best known for works that probe Turkish identity and history. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006.
Where is Orhan Pamuk now?
Apart from three years in New York, Orhan Pamuk has spent all his life in the same streets and district of Istanbul, and he now lives in the building where he was raised. Pamuk has been writing novels for 40 years and never done any other job except writing.
Which Orhan Pamuk book should I read first?
While either of these would be a reasonable introduction to Pamuk’s style and primary concerns, new readers may be better advised to start off with The White Castle (1985).
Is Orhan Pamuk an atheist?
Pamuk: I consider myself a person who comes from a Muslim culture. In any case, I would not say that I’m an atheist. So I’m a Muslim who associates historical and cultural identification with this religion. I do not believe in a personal connection to God; that’s where it gets transcendental.