My Name is Red

Author(s): Orhan Pamuk

General

At once a fiendishly devious mystery, a beguiling love story, and a brilliant symposium on the power of art, My Name Is Red is a transporting tale set amid the splendor and religious intrigue of sixteenth-century Istanbul, from one of the most prominent contemporary Turkish writers.   The Sultan has commissioned a cadre of the most acclaimed artists in the land to create a great book celebrating the glories of his realm. Their task: to illuminate the work in the European style. But because figurative art can be deemed an affront to Islam, this commission is a dangerous proposition indeed. The ruling elite therefore mustn't know the full scope or nature of the project, and panic erupts when one of the chosen miniaturists disappears. The only clue to the mystery-or crime? -lies in the half-finished illuminations themselves. Part fantasy and part philosophical puzzle, My Name is Red is a kaleidoscopic journey to the intersection of art, religion, love, sex and power.   Translated from the Turkish by Erda M G knar


Product Information

Beautiful repackage of the Nobel Prize-winner's classic novel.

Orhan Pamuk, is the author of many celebrated books, including The White Castle, Istanbul and Snow. In 2003 he won the International IMPAC Award for My Name is Red, and in 2006 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. His most recent novel, The Museum of Innocence, was an international bestseller, praised in the Guardian as 'an enthralling, immensely enjoyable piece of storytelling.' Orhan Pamuk lives in Istanbul.

General Fields

  • : 9780571268832
  • : Faber & Faber
  • : Faber & Faber
  • : 0.509
  • : February 2022
  • : 198mm X 126mm X 42mm
  • : January 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Orhan Pamuk
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 894/.3533
  • : very good
  • : 688
  • : FV
  • : Erdag M. Goknar