The Nobel Prize Committee Bestowed Highest Honor on Turkish Novelist
For some writers, the winning of the Nobel Prize by Orhan Pamuk is the recognition of the rich Turkish literary tradition. For the nationalists, his winning is seen a disgrace because Pamuk dared to criticize and talk about the Armenian genocide and the mistreatment of the Kurds. Keep in mind that Turkey is a predominantly muslim country. Giving an interview on NPR, Pamuk refused to talk about some points of controversy. He did not want to mention his statements to a Swiss newspaper about Turkey's dark days. He alleged that Turkey lived tow painful episodes in its history: The massacre of Armenians during World War I and the guerrilla fighting in the Kurdish southeastern region . Pamuk is willing to tell the truth no matter what the price to his person. He accepted the Nobel Prize on behalf of Istanbul, his favorite city. He dedicated it to the city whose stories he has been telling in books such as "Snow," "My Name is Red," "Darkness and Light," "The White Castle," and "The Black Book."
Many observers and fans in the large Armenian community dispersed all over the world and specially in the United States and France agree with the choice. They think that Pamuk is a serious novelist who accepts what the Turkish forefathers have done to the Armenian people. What are his books about? Darkness and Light is a multigenerational story about a wealthy Turkish family in Istanbul. "My Name is Red" is a story of forbidden art and palace politics. In another development, France passed a bill that will punish anybody who contests that the killings of Armenians did not constitute a genocide with 1 year of prison and fines of up to $56,000. France recognized that up to 1.5 million Armenians died at the hands of Turks from 1915 to 1919 during World War I. During that time, Armenia was under the Ottoman empire. Turkey said these Armenians were killed during civil unrest and that it was not a calculated act on the part of the government. Now, contesting the cause of Armenian killings will become a crime for many French.
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