Born in Istanbul in 1952 to a wealthy industrialist family, Orhan Pamuk has become one of Turkey's most internationally celebrated writers. His novels often deal with the complex interplay between Islamic traditions and modern European values. His writing has increasingly dealt with postmodern concepts of identity, reality, and the instability of narration, communication, and history. Since his first novel was published in 1979, Pamuk has received numerous awards in his home country and beyond, more... 

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