Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk (b. 1952) — Turkey, writing in Turkish. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006.
“who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures.” — The Nobel Committee citation
About Orhan Pamuk
A Turkish novelist and a major literary voice bound up with Istanbul. His work often explores the tension between Eastern tradition and Western modernity, between memory and upheaval.