Ferit Orhan Pamuk Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Ferit Orhan Pamuk (generally known simply as Orhan Pamuk; born 7 June 1952) is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, his work has sold over eleven million books in sixty languages, making him the country's best-selling writer.Born in Istanbul, Pamuk's novels include The White Castle, The Black Book, The New Life, My Name Is Red, Snow and The Museum of Innocence.As well as the Nobel Prize in Literature (the first Nobel Prize to be awarded to a Turkish citizen), Pamuk is the recipient of numerous other literary awards. My Name Is Red won the 2002 Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, 2002 Premio Grinzane Cavour and 2003 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.The European Writers' Parliament came about as a result of a joint proposal by Pamuk and José Saramago. In 2005, Pamuk was put on trial in Turkey after he made a statement regarding the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. His intention, according to Pamuk himself, had been to highlight issues relating to freedom of speech (or lack thereof) in the country of his birth. The ensuing controversy featured the burning of Pamuk's books at rallies. He has also been the target of assassination attempts.
Full Name
Ferit Orhan Pamuk
Net Worth
$1.7 Million
Date Of Birth
June 7, 1952
Place Of Birth
Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation
Professor of Comparative Literature and Writing
Profession
Writer, Actor
Work Position
Awards received by Orhan Pamuk
Spouse
Aylin Türegün
Siblings
Hümeyra Pamuk
Nicknames
Orhan Pamuk, Pamuk, Orhan
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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Currently lives in New York, working as a visiting professor at Columbia University.
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After talking about the 1915 mass killings of Armeninans in Anataloia, he was subjected to a hate campaign in Turkey that forced him to flee the country. He also was prosecuted for insulting Turkishness for his remarks, but the charges were finally dropped (2005).
3
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007.
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Turkish author, who was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first Turkish person to receive a Nobel Prize.
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His novel "Kara Kitap" (The Black Book) was released in 1990 and became one of the most controversial and popular books in Turkish literature. Other successful novels of him are "Yeni Hayat" (The New Life, 1997) or "Kar" (Snow, 2004).
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Innocence of Memories
2015
Documentary
Mandarin
2008/I
Short book
Gizli Yüz
1991
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Baska yerde yok
2003
TV Series
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
El Bosco. El jardín de los sueños
2016
Documentary
Himself
Página 2
2014
TV Series
Himself
A Dialogue on Facts Fiction History
2013
Video
Himself
Charlie Rose
2011-2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Invitation to World Literature
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Che tempo che fa
2009
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Ordet og bomben
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Bevölkert von Kämpfern und Träumern - Die Türkei und ihre Literatur
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Literatur im Foyer
2007
TV Series
Himself
Oi keraies tis epohis mas
2007
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Laf lafi açiyor
1995
TV Series
Himself
Le cercle de minuit
1995
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2006
Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel Prize
"who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the ... More
1991
Golden Orange
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
Best Screenplay
Gizli Yüz (1991)
Known for movies
Gizli Yüz (1991) as Writer
Innocence of Memories (2015) as Writer
Mandarin (2008) as Writer
El Bosco. El jardín de los sueños (2016) as Himself