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My Name Is Redby Erdag Goknar
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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 Göknar Synopsis:A furor erupts in sixteenth-century Istanbul when the Sultan commissions the European-style illumination of a great book, and the situation worsens when one of the miniaturists vanishes mysteriously.
Synopsis:A furor erupts when the Sultan hires a group of artists, under the direction of Master Uncle, to illuminate a great book in the European style to celebrate his reign at a time in which all figurative art is considered Islamic heresy, but the situation becomes worse when one of the miniaturists vanishes, in a mystery set against the backdrop of religious repression in sixteenth-century Istanbul. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
About the AuthorOrhan Pamuk is the author of seven novels and the recipient of major Turkish and international literary awards. He is one of Europe's most prominent novelists, and his work has been translated into twenty-six languages. He lives in Istanbul.
Table of ContentsI am a corpse — I am called black — I am a dog — I wIll be called a murderer — I am your beloved uncle — I am orhan — I am called black — I am Esther — I, Shekure — I am a tree — I am called black — I am called "butterfly" — I am called "stork" — I am called "Olive" — I am Esther — I, Shekure — I am your beloved uncle — I will be called a murderer — I am a gold coin — I am called black — I am your beloved uncle — I am called black — I will be called a murderer — I am death — I am Esther — I, Shekure — I am called black — I will be called a murderer — I am your beloved uncle — I, Shekure — I am red — I, Shekure — I am called black — I, Shekure — I am a horse — I am called black — I am your beloved uncle — It Is I, Master Osman — I am Esther — I am called black — It Is I, Master Osman-- I am called black — I am called "Olive" — I am called "butterfly" — I am called "stork" — I will be called a murderer — I, Satan — I, Shekure — I am called black — We two dervishes — It Is I, Master Osman — I am called black — I am Esther — I am a woman — I am called "butterfly" — I am called "stork" — I am called "Olive" — I will be called a murderer — I, Shekure — Chronology.
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