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Orhan Pamuk, one of the most prominent Turkish novelists, will visit Sofia on May 18. Photo by EPA/BGNES
Turkish novelist and Nobel Prize-winner Orhan Pamuk will make his first visit to Bulgaria on May 18, the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation has announced.
The news was confirmed by Bulgarian "Ednorog" publishing house, which publishes Pamuk's books in Bulgaria. More details on his visit to Sofia will be announced in April.
Orhan Pamuk was born in 1952 in Istanbul. He is one of Turkey's most prominent novelists and the country's best-selling writer.
His work has sold over 7 million books in more than fifty languages, including Bulgarian. He teaches comparative literature and writing at Columbia University.
In 2006, he became the first Turkish citizen to be awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Some of his most popular books are "Snow", "My Name is Red" and "The White Castle".
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