ORHAN PAMUK: NOVELIST
The Globalist, DC
Oct 12 2005
Orhan Pamuk is the author of six novels and the recipient of major
Turkish and international literary awards.
His most recent book, “Snow,” is a fictional account of the political
struggles of a small Turkish town caught between secular modernity
and religious tradition.
He is one of Europe’s most prominent novelists, and his work has been
translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in Istanbul.
Mr. Pamuk was recently charged by the Turkish government with insulting
Turkey’s national identity for his statements relating the massacre
of Armenians and Kurds within Turkey.