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In an old mansion in Cennethisar (formerly a fishing village, now a posh resort near Istanbul) the old widow Fatma awaits the annual summer visit of her grandchildren: Faruk, a dissipated failed historian; his sensitive leftist sister, Nilgun; and the younger grandson, Metin, a high school student drawn to the fast life of the nouveaux riches, who dreams of going to America. The widow has lived in the village for decades, ever since her husband, an idealistic young doctor, first arrived to serve the poor fishermen. Now mostly bedridden, she is attended by her faithful servant Recep, a dwarf--and the doctor's illegitimate son. Mistress and servant share memories, and grievances, of those early years. But it is Recep's cousin Hassan, a high school dropout, and fervent right-wing nationalist, who will draw the visiting family into the growing political cataclysm, in this spell-binding novel depicting Turkey's tumultuous century-long struggle for modernity.
Translated by Robert Finn
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A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice
SHORTLISTED 2013 – Man Asian Literary Prize
“The reading experience is so very pleasurable.... The smooth and graceful translation, by Robert Finn, has met the challenge of finding subtle variations in syntax, vocabulary and cadence that will distinguish the different voices without making us distractingly aware of these linguistic distinctions.... I was glad to be transported to a seaside town in Turkey, to meet this odd family and their neighbors.”
—Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review
“Its appeal is...universal.... There is a remarkable generosity of tone and a poised and hugely impressive grasp of human variety.”
—Tom Deveson, The Sunday Times
“A disquieting study of self-delusion and disappointed ambitions. It may be relatively domestic in setting but this is a novel grand in ambition; passionately written and fascinated by a family—and country—weighed down by its history and political ambivalence.”
—Daily Mail
“Using a repetitive, circular, incremental technique, Pamuk builds a multifaceted panorama distinguished by his customary intellectual richness and breadth.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Pamuk shows the love and care he has for people with different ideas and preoccupations. He never succumbs to stereotypes.... Fanatical ideologies might occupy our heads and empty them of their contents, but it is literature like Pamuk’s that returns humanity to the silent house.”
—The Daily Beast
Praise for Orhan Pamuk:
"Essential reading for our times.... In Turkey, Pamuk is the equivalent of a rock star, guru, diagnostic specialist, and political pundit: the Turkish public reads his novels as if taking its own pulse."
—Margaret Atwood, The New York Times Book Review
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SHORTLISTED 2013 – Man Asian Literary Prize
“The reading experience is so very pleasurable.... The smooth and graceful translation, by Robert Finn, has met the challenge of finding subtle variations in syntax, vocabulary and cadence that will distinguish the different voices without making us distractingly aware of these linguistic distinctions.... I was glad to be transported to a seaside town in Turkey, to meet this odd family and their neighbors.”
—Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review
“Its appeal is...universal.... There is a remarkable generosity of tone and a poised and hugely impressive grasp of human variety.”
—Tom Deveson, The Sunday Times
“A disquieting study of self-delusion and disappointed ambitions. It may be relatively domestic in setting but this is a novel grand in ambition; passionately written and fascinated by a family—and country—weighed down by its history and political ambivalence.”
—Daily Mail
“Using a repetitive, circular, incremental technique, Pamuk builds a multifaceted panorama distinguished by his customary intellectual richness and breadth.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Pamuk shows the love and care he has for people with different ideas and preoccupations. He never succumbs to stereotypes.... Fanatical ideologies might occupy our heads and empty them of their contents, but it is literature like Pamuk’s that returns humanity to the silent house.”
—The Daily Beast
Praise for Orhan Pamuk:
"Essential reading for our times.... In Turkey, Pamuk is the equivalent of a rock star, guru, diagnostic specialist, and political pundit: the Turkish public reads his novels as if taking its own pulse."
—Margaret Atwood, The New York Times Book Review
ORHAN PAMUK won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His novel My Name Is Red won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His work has been translated into more than 50 languages. The author lives in Istanbul.
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- EditoreKnopf Canada
- Data di pubblicazione2012
- ISBN 10 0307402657
- ISBN 13 9780307402653
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero di pagine352
- Valutazione libreria
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