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.
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.