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Noble laureate Pamuk names Rumi as an Iranian poet
TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) -- The renowned Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, who won the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature, has referred to Molana Rumi as an Iranian poet who was influenced by ancient Persian literature.
He told Mehr News Agency that Persian literature has had a great influence on contemporary Turkish poetry.
He noted that he is not fully conversant with the Persian language and that he became familiar with Persian poetry through English and Turkish translations.
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