Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk
Ferit Orhan Pamukis 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 thirteen million books in sixty-three languages, making him the country's best-selling writer...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 June 1952
CityIstanbul, Turkey
realizing dread filled
Suddenly Ka realized he was in love with İpek. And realizing that this love would determine the rest of his life, he was filled with dread.
sight silence painting
Painting is the silence of thought and the music of sight.
say-anything able censorship
Censorship should never be allowed. One should be able to say anything. But I refuse to let politics be foisted on me.
atheist believe pride
There's a lot of pride involved in my refusal to believe in god.
unhappiness protect
My unhappiness protects me from life.
cities people want
I want to describe the psychological state of the people in a certain city.
europe hands west
Well, on the one hand the Turks have the legitimate need to defend their national dignity - and this includes being recognized as a part of the west and Europe.
dream mean people
Heroic dreams are the consolation of the unhappy. After all, when people like us say we're being heroic, it usually means we're about to kill each other--or kill ourselves.
life-is-short life-is moments
Life is short, and we should respect every moment of it.
poetic-license giving doe
Hüzün does not just paralyze the inhabitants of Instanbul, it also gives them poetic license to be paralyzed.
snow joy essentials
The snow reminded me of the beauty and mystery of creation, of the essential joy that is life.
strings incidents wells
Ka knew very well that life was a meaningless string of random incidents
being-yourself want said
What is the thing you want most from me? What can I do to make you love me?' Be yourself,' said Ipek.
happy-life very-happy knows
Let everyone know, I lived a very happy life.