Orhan Pamuk Awarded 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2006 was awarded to Orhan Pamuk, a Turkish novelist, "who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures."

Orhan Pamuk joins the ranks of literary greats like Rudyard Kipling, William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Hermann Hesse, and Ernest Hemingway.

Discover the famous writers of the past, who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Then, read more from this great writer in literature: Orhan Pamuk books!