Were Ferit Orhan Pamuk and Mary Doria Russell novelists from the same country?
Orhan Pamuk Ferit Orhan Pamuk (generally known simply as Orhan Pamuk; born 7 June 1952) is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, his work has sold over thirteen million books in sixty-three languages, making him the country's best-selling writer.
Raffi (novelist) Hakob Melik Hakobian (Armenian: Յակոբ Մելիք-Յակոբեան ; Հակոբ Մելիք-Հակոբյան ; 1835 – 1888), better known by his pen name Raffi (Armenian: Րաֆֆի ; Persian: رافی‎ ‎ ), was an Armenian author and leading figure in 19th-century Armenian literature.