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Orhan Pamuk: books and prizes

Orhan Pamuk is a novelist born in Istanbul who writes in Turkish. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006. The Nobel citation refers to his quest for the melancholic soul of his native city.¹

Works, in order of first publication

1. 1982Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları²novel
2. 1983Silent House²Sessiz EvEnglish translation 2012novel
3. 1985The White Castle²Beyaz KaleEnglish translation 1991novel
4. 1990The Black Book²Kara KitapEnglish translations 1994 and 2006novel
5. 1994The New Life²Yeni HayatEnglish translation 1997novel
6. 1998My Name Is Red²Benim Adım KırmızıEnglish translation 2001novel
7. 1999Other Colors²Öteki RenklerEnglish translation 2007essays
8. 2002Snow²KarEnglish translation 2004novel
9. 2003Istanbul, Memories and the City²İstanbul, Hatıralar ve ŞehirEnglish translation 2005memoir
10. 2008The Museum of Innocence²Masumiyet MüzesiEnglish translation 2009novel

Prizes

1. 2006Nobel Prize in Literature¹For Body of work

Sources

1. Nobel Prize Outreach, Orhan Pamuk, Facts, Nobel Prize in Literature 2006 (accessed 2026-10-28)
2. Nobel Prize Outreach, Orhan Pamuk, Bibliography, Nobel Prize in Literature 2006 (accessed 2026-10-28)