Istanbul
by Orhan Pamuk
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, inventive biography, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.2 / 5
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About This Book
A shimmering evocation, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world’s great cities, by its foremost writer. Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul and still lives in the family apartment building where his mother first held him in her arms. His portrait of his city is thus also a self-portrait, refracted by memory and the melancholy—or hüzün—that all Istanbullus share.
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- Author
- Orhan Pamuk
- Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 404
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- Open Library
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