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See moreSamuel Johnson-shortlisted book about the author's love affair with his home city, Istanbul.
Istanbul, through the mind of its most celebrated writer
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Turkey's greatest living novelist guides us through the monuments and lost paradises, dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets, and waterways of Istanbul — the city of his birth and the home of his imagination.
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Istanbul by Orhan Pamuk has been praised for its evocative portrayal of the city and its ability to inspire a deep longing to visit. The book is noted for its touching childhood memoir and crystalline originality, capturing the essence of Istanbul in a way that transcends typical travel literature.
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ISBN: 9780571218332
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 April 2006
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main - Re-issue
Contributors:
- Translated by Maureen Freely
- Translated by Maureen Freely
- Translated by Maureen Freely
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 297g
Pages: 368
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Orhan Pamuk, is the author of many celebrated books, including The White Castle, Istanbul and Snow. In 2003 he won the International IMPAC Award for My Name is Red, and in 2006 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. His most recent novel, The Museum of Innocence, was an international bestseller, praised in the Guardian as 'an enthralling, immensely enjoyable piece of storytelling.' Orhan Pamuk lives in Istanbul.
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