Orhan Pamuk
Author of My Name Is Red
About the Author
Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul, Turkey on June 7, 1952. After graduating from Robert College in Istanbul, he studied architecture at the Istanbul Technical University. After three years, he decided to become a writer and graduated from the Institute of Journalism at the University of Istanbul in show more 1976. In 1982, he published his first novel Cevdet Bey and His Sons, which received both the Orhan Kemal and Milliyet literary prizes. His novel, My Name Is Red, won the French Prix Du Meilleur Livre Etranger, the 2002 Italian Grinzane Cavour, and the 2003 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. He has received numerous Turkish and international literary awards for his works including the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. His recent work includes A Strangeness in My Mind. (Bowker Author Biography) Orhan Pamuk is the author of six previous novels, including "The White Castle" & "The New Life". He lives in Istanbul with his family. (Publisher Provided) show less
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Works by Orhan Pamuk
Bosch: The Garden of Dreams 2 copies
The Art of the Twentieth Century, 1969-1999: Neo-Vanguard, Post Modern, and Global Art (2006) 2 copies
JETA E RE 2 copies
Noites de Peste 1 copy
Pestnætter : roman 1 copy
Pestnetter 1 copy
Una sensacion extraña 2014 1 copy
Libri i zi 1 copy
MUZEU I PAFAJESISE 1 copy
La maleta de mi padre 2006 1 copy
BAULJA E BABAIT 1 copy
無垢の博物館 上 1 copy
My Name ?s Red 1 copy
Noći tuge 1 copy
Novi život 1 copy
Istanbul: Uspomene i grad 1 copy
Нов живот 1 copy
El astrólogo y el sultán 1 copy
Pamuk Orhan 1 copy
My Favorite Books 1 copy
Con voz propia 1 copy
Nieve 1 copy
රත් වරලැති ලිය 1 copy
無垢の博物館 下 1 copy
Associated Works
Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East (Words Without Borders) (2010) — Contributor — 198 copies
Know the Past, Find the Future: The New York Public Library at 100 (2011) — Contributor — 118 copies
Nobel Lectures: 20 Years of the Nobel Prize for Literature Lectures (2007) — Contributor — 14 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Pamuk, Orhan
- Legal name
- Pamuk, Ferit Orhan
- Birthdate
- 1952-06-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Birthplace
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Places of residence
- Istanbul, Turkey (birth)
- Education
- Robert College (prep school)
Istanbul Technical University (Architecture)
University of Istanbul (Institute of Journalism, 1976) - Occupations
- writer
- Relationships
- Pamuk, Şevket (brother)
Desai, Kiran (partner) - Organizations
- Columbia University (visiting scholar, visiting professor)
Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures (appointee, Columbia University)
School of the Arts (appointee, Columbia University)
Bard College (writer in residence)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Foreign Honorary, Literature, 2005) - Awards and honors
- Committee on Global Thought (fellow ∙ Columbia University)
Nobel Prize (Literature, 2006)
Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels (2005)
Norman Mailer Prize (2010)
Ovid Prize (2008)
Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (2002) (show all 9)
Premio Grinzane Cavour (2002)
International Dublin Literary Award (2003)
American Philosophical Society (2018)
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Discussions
Vbadics - My Name Is Red in 75 Books Challenge for 2012 (May 2012)
1001 Group Read-February: Snow in 1001 Books to read before you die (March 2012)
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Statistics
- Works
- 84
- Also by
- 13
- Members
- 29,575
- Popularity
- #679
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 658
- ISBNs
- 1,081
- Languages
- 44
- Favorited
- 127