Snow

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• Book Review: Snow by Orhan Pamuk Share

  This is the second time I have picked up a novel by Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. The first time was when I read My Name is Red two years ago. That time, I enjoyed the book, but not as much as I wanted, mainly because the book was quite complicated and ... (read full critics)

  blogcritics published on Mon, 11 Jul 2011

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  Snow by Orhan Pamuk, translated by Maureen Freely 436pp, Faber, £16.99 Orhan Pamuk's new novel is set in the early 1990s in Kars, a remote and dilapidated city in eastern Anatolia famed less for its mournful relics of Armenian civilisation and Russia ... (read full critics)

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

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  Hmmm - well, its probably quite good

  Started this book a few days ago. Enjoyed 'Museum of Innocence', and this text has a similar, 'purple prose' style that takes a little getting used to. I suspect the arc of the story should be seen as a single unit, so everything doesn't fall into place 'til the end. I confess I find the writing a l ... (continue)

  Started this book a few days ago. Enjoyed 'Museum of Innocence', and this text has a similar, 'purple prose' style that takes a little getting used to. I suspect the arc of the story should be seen as a single unit, so everything doesn't fall into place 'til the end. I confess I find the writing a little dense, and its difficult sometimes to empathise with the characters, though this could be a result of the translation rather than the writing itself (he did win the Nobel prize, though has been accused recently of plagiarising some of his stories).

  I will persevere :)

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  Ian Hodgson said on May 22, 2011 | 1 feedback

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  Snow

  When snow amasses, it grows to be a Castle.

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• English Books
• Paperback 440 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0571218318
• ISBN-13: 9780571218318
• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Pub date: Apr 07, 2005
• Dimensions: 1226 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD and Others
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