Dread, yearning, identity, intrigue, the lethal chemistry between secular doubt and Islamic fanaticism-these are the elements that Orhan Pamuk anneals in this masterful, disquieting novel. An exiled poet named Ka returns to Turkey and travels to the forlorn city of Kars. His ostensible purpose is to report on a wave of suicides among religious girls forbidden to wear their head-scarves. But Ka is also drawn by his memories of the radiant Ipek, now recently divorced. Amid blanketing snowfall and universal suspicion, Ka finds himself pursued by figures ranging from Ipek's ex-husband to a...
Dread, yearning, identity, intrigue, the lethal chemistry between secular doubt and Islamic fanaticism-these are the elements that Orhan Pamuk anneals...
The attention currently directed from the West to the Islamic world has profound ramifications for the art made by those who come from the region but live elsewhere: that origin is increasingly becoming a defining term in the consideration of works by artists such as Mona Hatoum and Shirin Neshat. Resisting any homogenizing impulse, Without Boundary recognizes a need to ask if this art is marked by an Islamic difference. Author and curator Fereshteh Daftari considers issues ranging from the aesthetic legacy of Islamic art to contemporary ideas of identity and faith. Essays by MoMA Director...
The attention currently directed from the West to the Islamic world has profound ramifications for the art made by those who come from the region but ...
It is 1975, a perfect spring in Istanbul. Kemal and Sibel, children of two prominent families, are about to become engaged. But when Kemal encounters Fusun, a beautiful shopgirl and a distant relation, he becomes enthralled. And once they violate the code of virginity, a rift begins to open between Kemal and the world of the Westernized Istanbul bourgeoisie. In his pursuit of Fusun over the next eight years, Kemal becomes a compulsive collector of objects that chronicle his lovelorn progress amassing a museum that is both a map of a society and of his heart. Orhan Pamuk s first novel since...
It is 1975, a perfect spring in Istanbul. Kemal and Sibel, children of two prominent families, are about to become engaged. But when Kemal encounte...
What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a novel create its unique effects, so distinct from those of a painting, a film, or a poem? In this inspired, thoughtful, deeply personal book, Orhan Pamuk takes us into the worlds of the writer and the reader, revealing their intimate connections.
Pamuk draws on Friedrich Schiller s famous distinction between naive poets who write spontaneously, serenely, unselfconsciously and sentimental poets: those who are reflective, emotional, questioning, and alive to the artifice of the written word. Harking back to the beloved novels...
What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a novel create its unique effects, so distinct from those of a painting, a film, or a po...
Kemal, ein junger Mann aus der Oberschicht Istanbuls, verfllt der Liebe zu einer armen Verwandten - der blutjungen, naiven und wunderschnen Fsun. Was als Affre begonnen hat, wchst sich bald zu einer Obsession aus, doch das hindert Kemal nicht daran, die Beziehung mit seiner Verlobten fortzufhren. Nach dem rauschenden Verlobungsfest lsst sich die Geliebte nicht mehr blicken. Verzweifelt erkennt Kemal, dass er Fsun ber alles liebt. Doch es ist zu spt. Der Nobelpreistrger Orhan Pamuk erzhlt in seinem groen Liebesroman von einer Gesellschaftsschicht der Trkei, die in vielem ganz und gar westlich...
Kemal, ein junger Mann aus der Oberschicht Istanbuls, verfllt der Liebe zu einer armen Verwandten - der blutjungen, naiven und wunderschnen Fsun. Was ...
Orhan Pamuk ergründet in »Istanbul« die Geheimnisse seiner eigenen Familie und die seiner Kindheit.Er führt uns an berühmte Monumente und die verlorenen Paradiese der sagenumwobenen Stadt, zeigt uns die verfallenden osmanischen Villen, die Wasserstraßen des Bosporus und des Goldenen Horns, die dunklen Gassen der Altstadt. Pamuk verbindet auf eindringliche Weise Schilderungen von Menschen und Orten und setzt allen ein unvergessliches Denkmal.§»Ein fesselnder Liebesroman mit Istanbul in der Rolle der Geliebten.« Frankfurter Rundschau§»Ein wunderbares Istanbuler Lesebuch.«...
Orhan Pamuk ergründet in »Istanbul« die Geheimnisse seiner eigenen Familie und die seiner Kindheit.Er führt uns an berühmte Monumente und die ver...
Der Nobelpreisträger Orhan Pamuk erzählt in "Diese Fremdheit in mir" vom schillernden Leben eines Straßenverkäufers, als Istanbul sich in eine moderne Metropole verwandelt.
Der Nobelpreisträger Orhan Pamuk erzählt in "Diese Fremdheit in mir" vom schillernden Leben eines Straßenverkäufers, als Istanbul sich in eine mod...
Like the Dublin of Joyce and Jan Morris' Venice, Orhan Pamuk's bestselling Istanbul: Memories of a City is a triumphant encounter of place and sensibility, beautifully written and immensely moving.Since the publication of Istanbul, Pamuk has continued to add to his collection of photographs of Istanbul.
Like the Dublin of Joyce and Jan Morris' Venice, Orhan Pamuk's bestselling Istanbul: Memories of a City is a triumphant encounter of place and sensibi...