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First Published:
Aug 2004, 448 pages
Paperback:
Apr 2005, 448 pages
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Orhan Pamuk was born in 1952 in Istanbul, Turkey and,
other than a couple of years in New York, has lived all
his life in Istanbul. He started to write regularly in
1974, and his books have been translated into about 20
languages. I believe Snow is his seventh book, but only
his fifth to be translated into English. Previous books
are The White Castle, 1991 (Beyaz Kale),
The Black Book, 1995 (Kara Kitap), New
Life, 1997 (Yeni Hayat) and My Name Is Red,
2001. The words in brackets are the titles of the
particular books in Turkish; the dates are the USA
publication dates.
His most well-known book to date in English is My
Name Is Red - an historical mystery set in the
Ottoman Empire during the 16th century.
When Snow was published in Turkey in 2002 it
angered both Westernized Turks and Islamists; quite a
feat when you think about it!
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