Orhan Pamuk

Does the above name ring a bell? For me, it didn't. Shows how much out-of-date I am on current affairs. What happened to my aspirations for a career in the civil services. :(

Actually I first came across Orhan Pamuk's name on Madura's post about Appreciation of Art. Later I came across the name when it was mentioned by Manasi on her blog. The news (to me) is (or rather, was) that he had won the Nobel prize for literature in 2006, for his book, My Name is Red. Again, what happened to my aspirations of winning the Nobel prize? :( Manasi has an excellent review of the book in her post - Black, White and Shades of Red. Here is a review of another book by Manasi in her post Of Tears and Fiction. Sometimes I feel that I ought to have studied literature. *sigh*