Istanbul - (Vintage International) by Orhan Pamuk (Paperback)
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Highlights
- From the Nobel Prize winner and acclaimed author of My Name is Red comes a portrait of Istanbul by its foremost writer, revealing the melancholy that comes of living amid the ruins of a lost empire.
- About the Author: Orhan Pamuk's novel My Name Is Red won the 2003 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.
- 400 Pages
- Travel, Essays & Travelogues
- Series Name: Vintage International
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About the Book
Weaving history with observations of people, places, and art, Pamuk shows Istanbul's transformation from the seat of faded imperial glory to the capital of a modern nation at the dizzying crossroads of East and West.Book Synopsis
From the Nobel Prize winner and acclaimed author of My Name is Red comes a portrait of Istanbul by its foremost writer, revealing the melancholy that comes of living amid the ruins of a lost empire. "Delightful, profound, marvelously origina.... Pamuk tells the story of the city through the eyes of memory." --The Washington Post Book WorldA shimmering evocation, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world's great cities, by its foremost writer. Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul and still lives in the family apartment building where his mother first held him in her arms. His portrait of his city is thus also a self-portrait, refracted by memory and the melancholy--or hüzün--that all Istanbullus share. With cinematic fluidity, Pamuk moves from his glamorous, unhappy parents to the gorgeous, decrepit mansions overlooking the Bosphorus; from the dawning of his self-consciousness to the writers and painters--both Turkish and foreign--who would shape his consciousness of his city. Like Joyce's Dublin and Borges' Buenos Aires, Pamuk's Istanbul is a triumphant encounter of place and sensibility, beautifully written and immensely moving.
Review Quotes
"Delightful, profound, marvelously original.... Pamuk tells the story of the city through the eyes of memory." --The Washington Post Book World "Far from a conventional appreciation of the city's natural and architectural splendors, Istanbul tells of an invisible melancholy and the way it acts on an imaginative young man, aggrieving him but pricking his creativity." --The New York Times "Brilliant.... Pamuk insistently discribes a]dizzingly gorgeous, historically vibrant metropolis." --Newsday "A fascinating read for anyone who has even the slightest acquaintance with this fabled bridge between east and west." --The Economist
About the Author
Orhan Pamuk's novel My Name Is Red won the 2003 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in Istanbul.Dimensions (Overall): 8.04 Inches (H) x 5.28 Inches (W) x .81 Inches (D)
Weight: .83 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 400
Genre: Travel
Sub-Genre: Essays & Travelogues
Series Title: Vintage International
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Author: Orhan Pamuk
Language: English
Street Date: July 11, 2006
TCIN: 94313982
UPC: 9781400033881
Item Number (DPCI): 247-23-0701
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.81 inches length x 5.28 inches width x 8.04 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.83 pounds
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