Were Ferit Orhan Pamuk and Mary Doria Russell novelists from the same country?
Mary Doria Russell Mary Doria Russell (born August 19, 1950) is an American novelist.
Marina Nemat Marina Nemat (Persian: مارینا نِمت‎ ‎ , Russian: Марина Немат ; born 22 April 1965 in Tehran) is the author of two memoirs about her life growing up in Iran, serving time in Evin Prison for speaking out against the Iranian government, escaping a death sentence and finally fleeing Iran for a new life in Canada.