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Sample of authors
Pamuk, Orhan
Turkish author, born and grew up in Istanbul, Nisantasi, in an affluent middle-class family. The father was a civil engineer, as was Orhan’s grandfather, who laid the foundations for the family’s fortune. After graduating from school – the secular American Robert College – Pamuk studied Architecture and Journalism. Until he was 22, he devoted himself to painting and dreamt of becoming an artist. T...
Sample of authors
Smirnoff, Karin (f. 1964)
Karin Smirnoff has the same name as August Strindberg’s daughter, dramatist and author Karin Smirnoff (1880-1973) who also wrote novels. ‘Our’ Karin Smirnoff grew up in Stockholm, but now lives in Hertsånger in Västerbotten, northern Sweden. She has her roots on her mother’s side in the same area. Karin has previously worked as a journalist and photographer, one of her employers being Västerbot...