Orhan Pamuk

Summary

Orhan Pamuk is a human^[1]. He was born in Istanbul^[2]. He was born on June 7, 1952^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4], novelist^[5], screenwriter^[6], essayist^[7], and journalist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,350 views/month, #6,544 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul^[2].
• Orhan Pamuk was born on June 7, 1952^[3].
• Orhan Pamuk held citizenship in Turkey^[10].
• Turkish was Orhan Pamuk's native language^[11].
• Orhan Pamuk's professions included writer^[4].
• Orhan Pamuk worked as a novelist^[5].
• Orhan Pamuk's professions included screenwriter^[6].
• Orhan Pamuk's professions included essayist^[7].
• Orhan Pamuk's professions included journalist^[8].
• Orhan Pamuk worked as an academic^[12].
• Among Orhan Pamuk's employers was Columbia University^[13].
• Orhan Pamuk's education included a stint at Robert College^[14].
• Orhan Pamuk was educated at Istanbul Technical University^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Orhan Pamuk is The White Castle^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Orhan Pamuk is The Black Book^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Orhan Pamuk is The New Life^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Orhan Pamuk is My Name Is Red^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Orhan Pamuk is Snow^[20].
• Orhan Pamuk received the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize^[21].
• Orhan Pamuk received the International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Award for Best Original Screenplay^[22].
• Orhan Pamuk received the Q136747220^[23].
• Orhan Pamuk received the Grinzane Cavour Prize^[24].
• Orhan Pamuk received the Dublin Literary Award^[25].
• Orhan Pamuk received the Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association^[26].
• Orhan Pamuk was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: TR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1952-06-07^[30]

• Community tags: has german audiobooks^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0cef8c65-f5b7-4c06-91e5-e4c0d40cd83b^[32]

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Origins and Family

Orhan Pamuk's place of birth was Istanbul^[2]. He was born on June 7, 1952^[3]. Turkish was his native language^[11].

Education

Educated at Robert College^[14], a high school^[33], in Turkey^[34], founded in 1863^[35], headquartered in Istanbul^[36] and Istanbul Technical University^[15], an institute of technology^[37], in Turkey^[38], founded in 1773^[39], headquartered in Istanbul^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], novelist^[5], screenwriter^[6], essayist^[7], journalist^[8], and academic^[12]. Among Orhan Pamuk's employers was Columbia University^[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The White Castle^[16], The Black Book^[17], The New Life^[18], My Name Is Red^[19], and Snow^[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Independent Foreign Fiction Prize^[21], an award^[41], founded in 1990^[42]; International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Award for Best Original Screenplay^[22]; Q136747220^[23]; Grinzane Cavour Prize^[24], a literary award^[43], in Italy^[44], founded in 1982^[45]; Dublin Literary Award^[25], a literary award^[46], in Ireland^[47], founded in 1996^[48]; and Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association^[26], an award^[49], in Germany^[50], founded in 1950^[51].

Personal Life

Orhan Pamuk's religion is recorded as secular Islam^[52].

Why It Matters

Orhan Pamuk ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,350 views/month, #6,544 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

He has been cited as an influence by Benyamin^[55], a writer^[56], b. 1971^[57], of India^[58] and Geet Chaturvedi^[59], a linguist^[60], b. 1977^[61], of India^[62].

Works attributed to him include The Museum of Innocence^[63], a literary work^[64], in Turkey^[65]; My Name Is Red^[66], a literary work^[67]; Snow^[68], a literary work^[69]; The Black Book^[70], a literary work^[71]; The White Castle^[72], a literary work^[73]; and Nights of Plague^[74], a literary work^[75].

FAQs

Where was Orhan Pamuk born?

Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul^[2].

What did Orhan Pamuk do for work?

Orhan Pamuk worked as writer^[4], novelist^[5], screenwriter^[6], essayist^[7], and journalist^[8].

Where did Orhan Pamuk go to school?

Orhan Pamuk was educated at Robert College^[14] and Istanbul Technical University^[15].

What awards did Orhan Pamuk receive?

Honors received include Independent Foreign Fiction Prize^[21], International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Award for Best Original Screenplay^[22], Q136747220^[23], and Grinzane Cavour Prize^[24].

Who did Orhan Pamuk influence?

Orhan Pamuk has been cited as an influence by Benyamin^[55] and Geet Chaturvedi^[59].