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My Name is Red

by Orhan Pamuk

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From one of the most important and acclaimed writers at work today, a thrilling new novel — part murder mystery, part love story — set amid the perils of religious repression in sixteenth-century Istanbul.

When the Sultan commissions a great book to celebrate his royal self and his extensive dominion, he directs Enishte Effendi to assemble a cadre of the most acclaimed artists in the land. 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, and no one in the elite circle can know the full scope or nature of the project.

Panic erupts when one of the chosen miniaturists disappears, and the Sultan demands answers within three days. The only clue to the mystery — or crime? — lies in the half-finished illuminations themselves. Has an avenging angel discovered the blasphemous work? Or is a jealous contender for the hand of Enishte?s ravishing daughter, the incomparable Shekure, somehow to blame?

Orhan Pamuk?s My Name Is Red is at once a fantasy and a philosophical puzzle, a kaleidoscopic journey to the intersection of art, religion, love, sex, and power.

Review:

"Award-winning Turkish author Pamuk creatively casts the novel with colorful characters (including such entities as a tree and a gold coin) and provides a palpable sense of atmosphere of the Ottoman Empire that history and literary fans will appreciate." Library Journal

Review:

"The book's jeweled prose and alluring digressions, nesting stories within stories, make one want to say of Pamuk what one of the characters says of the head of the miniaturists' coterie, Osman: '...God had blessed him with an enchanting artistic gift and the intellect of a jinn.'" Publishers Weekly

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About the Author

Orhan Pamuk is the author of six 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 more than twenty languages. He lives in Istanbul.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780375406959

Editor:

Andreou, George

Editor:

Andreou, George

Translator:

Goknar, Erdag

Author:

Goknar, Erdag

Author:

PAMUK, ORHAN

Author:

Andreou, George

Publisher:

Knopf Publishing Group

Location:

New York, NY

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Mystery & Detective - Historical

Subject:

Historical fiction

Subject:

Istanbul

Subject:

Illumination of books and manuscripts

Subject:

16th century

Subject:

Turkey

Subject:

Upper class

Subject:

Islam and art.

Subject:

Mystery Historical

Copyright:

2001

Edition Number:

1st American ed.

Edition Description:

American

Series Volume:

no. UT-01.02

Publication Date:

August 28, 2001

Binding:

HARDCOVER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

448

Dimensions:

9.55x6.69x1.38 in. 1.70 lbs.

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Product details 448 pages Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated - 2001-08-00 English 9780375406959 Reviews:

"Review" by Library Journal, "Award-winning Turkish author Pamuk creatively casts the novel with colorful characters (including such entities as a tree and a gold coin) and provides a palpable sense of atmosphere of the Ottoman Empire that history and literary fans will appreciate."

"Review" by Publishers Weekly, "The book's jeweled prose and alluring digressions, nesting stories within stories, make one want to say of Pamuk what one of the characters says of the head of the miniaturists' coterie, Osman: '...God had blessed him with an enchanting artistic gift and the intellect of a jinn.'"