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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Harvard didn’t already have enough rockstar professors, we just managed to snag F. Orhan Pamuk, the famed Turkish novelist and Nobel Laureate, as Harvard’s Charles Eliot Norton Lecturer of the semester. The English Department’s new kid on the block will be giving guest talks on the art of the novel, which will be open to all at Sanders Theater. The Columbia professor, who splits his time between New York and Istanbul, sits down with FM to chat about Harvard, freedom of speech, and why winning isn’t everything...

Author: By Stephanie M. Woo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fifteen Questions with F. Orhan Pamuk | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...Fifteen Minutes:  You are currently delivering a series of talks titled, “The Naïve and Sentimental Novelist.” What is the main focus of your lectures...

Author: By Stephanie M. Woo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fifteen Questions with F. Orhan Pamuk | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...British novelist Hilary Mantel snapped up the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction on Oct. 6 for her novel Wolf Hall, a fictionalization of the life of Thomas Cromwell, adviser to Henry VIII, during the King's attempts to produce a male heir to his throne. Mantel's win was not a surprise; bookmakers considered Wolf Hall the heaviest favorite in years. Winning the Booker Prize carries with it a ?50,000 prize and historically catapults the title to the top of best-seller lists worldwide. This is Mantel's first time winning the award, which is given annually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Booker Prize Winner Hilary Mantel | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

...While locals are up in arms about the project, it has also resonated overseas, in part because the historic center of St. Petersburg - once home to Empress Catherine the Great, poet Alexander Pushkin and novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky - has been listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the cultural arm of the U.N., since 1990. If the tower is built, the body has said it may revoke the city's status, as its "outstanding universal value" would be under threat. (See pictures of the natural sites nominated for the World Heritage List...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle over a New Skyscraper for St. Petersburg | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

Lisa Corva, 45, novelist and fashion journalist Aperitivo hour is sacred in Milan. I'd have a glass of Falanghina, a full-bodied white wine, at Fioraio Bianchi, tel: (39-02) 2901 4390, in the Brera district. It's a favorite with the fashion pack. Then I'd seek out some real Milanese cuisine at Trattoria della Pesa, tel: (39-02) 655 5741, in Garibaldi. The risotto al salto is a delicious pancake of crispy rice made with leftover saffron risotto. After dinner, I might head to Blue Note, tel: (39-02) 6901 6888, the Milan outpost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Night in Milan | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

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