Orhan Pamuk: Quick Facts

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Born	June 7, 1952 (age 74) • Istanbul • Turkey
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (2006)
Notable Works	“A Strangeness in My Mind” • “Cevdet Bey ve oğulları” • “Şeylerin masmiyeti” • “Silent House” • “The Black Book” • “The Museum of Innocence” • “The Red-Haired Woman” • “The White Castle” • “Yeni hayat”

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