ORHAN PAMUK

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WHO IS ORHAN PAMUK

Orhan Pamuk is a famous Turkish novelist, best known for works that probe Turkish identity and history.

He is also teaching comparative literature and writing at Columbia University.

HOW HAS HE BECOME A UNIVERSAL FIGURE?

His brilliance in writing fiction paved the way for his worldwide recognition. The White Castle is the fırst novel that was translated and that made Pamuk known universally.

Orhan Pamuk’s books have been translated into 46 languages, including Georgian, Malayan, Czech, Danish, Japanese, Catalan, as well as English, German and French. In 2005, Pamuk has been awarded The Peace Prize, which is considered as the most prestigious award in Germany in the field of culture.

PAMUK’S LIFE

Pamuk was born in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 7, 1952

His father was a civil engineer and also a lecturer at university. Pamuk grew up in an affluent, secular household.

He attended the prestigious American Robert College in Istanbul and later went on to get education at the University of Istanbul, where he got his B.A. in journalism.

Until the age of thirty, Pamuk lived with his parents who allowed him to concentrate first on his paintings then writings by supporting him financially.

HIS LEARNIG INTERESTS

When he was a child, he liked painting so much and wanted to be a painter. His family always supported him for his paintings. After many years he started writing and in this field he received a number of awards.

HIS LEARNING STYLE IN SCHOOL

He was a visual learner at school which can explain his great interest in painting. He can be thought as a right-brained person in the light of this information.

At the same time he was a great dreamer. He always dreamed about everything. He was very different from other students in this respect.

These features of him made him a genious writer.

Pamuk’s drawing-writing notebook exhibits that he liked to combine his literary and artistic skills.He was a different child.when others took notes about their life, pamuk was pictured his dreams and told his dreams…

His Key to Succes

Something is of vital importance in Pamuk’s journey to success: dreams! He always followed his dreams and believed that his dreams would come true a day. He was patient and determined. What he mainly did was to use hıs skills in the right way.

His International Awards

1990 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (United Kingdom) for his novel Beyaz Kale

1991 Prix de la Découverte Européenne (France) for the French edition of Sessiz Ev : La Maison de Silence

1995 Prix France Culture (France) for his novel Kara Kitap : Le Livre Noir

2002 Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger (France) for his novel My Name Is Red : Mon Nom est Rouge

2002 Premio Grinzane Cavour(Italy) for his novel My Name Is Red

2003 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (Ireland) for his novel My Name Is Red (awarded jointly with translator Erdağ M. Göknar)

2005 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade (Germany)

2005 Prix Médicis étranger (France) for his novel Snow : La Neige

2006 Nobel Prize in Literature (Sweden)

2006 Washington University's Distinguished Humanist Award (United States)[

2006 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France)

2008 Ovidius Prize (Romania)

2010 Norman Mailer Prize, Lifetime Achievement (USA)

Bibliography

Pamuk , Orhan (‘2010) Manzaradan Parçalar , İstanbul : İletişim Yayınları

Orhan Pamuk Nobel Prize Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4adN7LydX4

Orhan Pamuk Nobek Prize speech : http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2006/pamuk-lecture_tu.html

http://www.ilknokta.com/urun/111691/Manzaradan-Parcalar.html

http://www.kitapyurdu.com/kitap/default.asp?id=566469

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