Orhan Pamuk Non-Fiction books in order

Orhan Pamuk's non-fiction includes his acclaimed memoir Istanbul: Memories and the City, essays on literature, and reflections on art and writing.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Other Colors 1999 Orhan Pamuk Buy
2 Istanbul: Memories and the City 2003 Orhan Pamuk Buy
3 My Father’s Suitcase 2007 Orhan Pamuk Buy
4 The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist 2010 Orhan Pamuk Buy
5 The Innocence of Objects 2012 Orhan Pamuk Buy
6 Memories of Distant Mountains: Illustrated Notebooks, 2009-2022 2024 Orhan Pamuk Buy

Orhan Pamuk’s non-fiction works span memoir, literary criticism, and art. Istanbul: Memories and the City, published in 2003, is his most celebrated non-fiction work, weaving his childhood memories with the history, architecture, and melancholy of Istanbul.

Other Colors is a collection of essays and writings that range across literature, art, and daily life. The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist offers Pamuk’s thoughts on the art of the novel. His most recent work, Memories of Distant Mountains, reproduces his illustrated notebooks from 2009 to 2022.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Orhan Pamuk Non-Fiction series?

There are 6 books in the Orhan Pamuk Non-Fiction series, published between 1999 and 2024.

What is the first book in the Orhan Pamuk Non-Fiction series?

The first book in the Orhan Pamuk Non-Fiction series is Other Colors, published in 1999.

What is Istanbul: Memories and the City about?

Istanbul: Memories and the City is Pamuk’s memoir of growing up in Istanbul, blending personal autobiography with the history and atmosphere of the city. It is both a coming-of-age story and a portrait of a great city in the second half of the 20th century.

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