Nobel laureate Pamuk publishes new book in Turkey
Sumber : Yahoo! News, Fri Aug 29, 10:08 AM ET
ANKARA (Reuters) – Nobel Prize-winning Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk published a new book in Turkey on Friday, his first since obtaining the award.
“Museum of Innocence” is a love story about a rich man and his poor, distant relative set in present day Istanbul, Pamuk’s native city, his publisher Nihat Tuna told Reuters.
Pamuk, who won the Nobel Prize in 2006, is a controversial writer in Turkey despite his popularity and big sales.
He was tried for comments about the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One — a highly sensitive issue for Turkey — and decades-long fighting between Kurdish separatists and the Turkish army in southeastern Turkey. His case was dropped, but some anger over his remarks lingered. Baca entri selengkapnya »
