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Pamuk

British  
/ ˈpæmək /

noun

  1. Orhan. born 1952, Turkish novelist and writer; author of The Black Book (1990), My Name is Red (1998), Snow (2002) and Istanbul: Memories of a City (2003). Nobel prize for literature 2006

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Nobel literature prize-winner Pamuk, who opened the museum in 2012, four years after the novel was published, has admitted to being a similarly compulsive collector.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Not so long ago, novelist Orhan Pamuk faced imprisonment in his homeland of Turkey.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2022

He remained, however, lesser known in the United States despite having American connections from his father’s university posts and receiving reviews that often placed him among celebrated contemporary authors such as Orhan Pamuk, J.M.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2022

Pamuk told Reuters he had been unaware that TRT delayed covering his award in 2006, a time when the media was “relatively free” compared to now.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2022

Lawrence, Orhan Pamuk, and Agatha Christie were all rejected and sent back to a Jordanian distributor.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2019

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