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Istanbul: Memories of a City
Orhan
Pamuk (Faber & Faber)
‘Orhan Pamuk has remained faithful to his opulent
muse. This quietly instructive and enchanting elegy to a
redeemed childhood and to Istanbul itself will bring the
world to his feet. It should be read, and reread, simply
for joy.’ The Observer
Mingling personal memoir with cultural history, Orhan Pamuk
explores his own ideas about Istanbul in an evocation of
the city that has been his home for fifty years. With a unique
sense of history and gift for narrative, Pamuk revisits the
houses, streets and neighbourhoods of his childhood, his
daydreams and pastimes, and his own family’s secrets
and idiosyncrasies. What begins as a portrait of the artist
as a young man becomes a portrait of an extraordinary city.
Pamuk guides the reader through Istanbul’s lost paradises,
its monuments and dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets
and waterways, and introduces the city’s many writers,
artists and historians.
Orhan Pamuk is the author of many books, including The
White Castle, The Black Book and The
New Life. In 2003 he won the International IMPAC Award
for My Name is Red, and in 2004 Faber published
the translation of his novel Snow. He lives in
Istanbul.
Contact: Kate Burton on 020 7465 7554 or kate.burton@faber.co.uk
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