Orhan Pamuk

Snow is a novel by Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. Published in Turkish in 2002, it was translated into English by Maureen Freely and published in 2004. The story encapsulates many of the political and cultural tensions of modern Turkey and successfully combines humor, social commentary, mysticism, and a deep sympathy …

Az Isztambul Orhan Pamuk Nobel-díjas török író 2003-ban megjelent memoárja, melyben Isztambul városát és az 1950-es, ’60-as évekbeli történelmét, a kelet öröksége és az atatürki új, modern elvárások közötti fájdalmas ellentétet mutatja be saját emlékein keresztül, melankolikus, szomorú hangnemben. A könyvet Ara Güler …

Galip is a lawyer living in Istanbul. His wife, the detective novel–loving Ruya, has disappeared. Could she have left him for her ex-husband or Celâl, a popular newspaper columnist? But Celâl, too, seems to have vanished. As Galip investigates, he finds himself assuming the enviable Celâl's identity, wearing his …

Other colors is a 2007 book written by Orhan Pamuk.

In a crumbling mansion in a gentrified former fishing village on the Turkish coast, the widow Fatma awaits the annual visit of her grandchildren: Faruk, a dissipated historian; his sensitive leftist sister, Nilgün; and Metin, a high schooler drawn to the fast life of the nouveaux riche. Bedridden, Fatma is attended by …