Istanbul

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• A map of the heart

  Istanbul by Orhan Pamuk, translated by Maureen Freely 252pp, Faber, £16.99 Paradoxically perhaps, presumptuously certainly, I feel myself qualified to review this wonderful book by a Turkish novelist for the following reasons: first, I have experienc ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• He's still the top dog in Turkey

  Istanbul: Memories of a City by Orhan Pamuk Faber £16.99, pp288 The idea of merging a writer's life with the city of his childhood seems both natural and exciting, particularly from an author who has come to symbolise the liberal face of Turkey, stru ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  I love this book! It's a tale of a city told in a very melancholic fashion (or the city can only be understood through its melancholic beauty?) Somehow, the author's mourn of an era bygone reminded me of my very own city.

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  minneville said on Dec 28, 2008 | Add your feedback

• Melancholy

  I could not read Orhan Pamuk's Istanbul because it was so drenched in melancholy. Nothing against the author. His writing style is gorgeous. This is a book that I will defnitely come back to when I will not be affected by sadness...

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• English Books
• Paperback 350 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0571218334
• ISBN-13: 9780571218332
• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Pub date: Apr 06, 2006
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover
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