October 16, 2006
2006 Nobel Prize in Literature
Orahn Pamuk, of Turkey, is the 2006 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the individual who "shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction."
Pamuk was born in Istanbul in 1952. He wrote his first novel - Cevdet Bey Ve Oğulları - in 1982. His international breakthrough novel, was 1985's Beyaz Kale (The White Castle). Pamuk's latest novel is Snow (Kar), written in 2002.
Books by Orhan Pamuk in HCPL
Biography - Nobel site.
Orhan Pamuk - Official site
Posted by Grace at October 16, 2006 11:30 AM
