NPR: Orhan Pamuk: Turkey’s Controversial Faulkner

NPR : Orhan Pamuk: Turkey’s Controversial Faulkner
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Day to Day, October 11, 2005 . In his native Turkey, Orhan Pamuk is
considered the of contemporary fiction. His novels cover topics from
Euro-Turkish conflicts during the Renaissance to love, politics and
exile. His latest book is Istanbul: Memories and the City, a memoir
about growing up in Istanbul. Frank Browning talks with the writer in
Istanbul about his relationship to the ever-changing city and his
controversial opinions on Turkey’s history.
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