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Snow

By Orhan Pamuk
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Snow by Orhan Pamuk delves into the journey of Ka, a Turkish poet, as he visits the small, isolated town of Kars. Amidst a backdrop of heavy snowfall, political tension, and an array of complex characters, Ka finds himself tangled in a web of love, identity, and socio-political issues. The novel explores themes of East versus West and the search for personal and cultural understanding.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate thought-provoking narratives that blend political intrigue, cultural clashes, and personal introspection. Set against a richly detailed backdrop, the story explores themes of identity, faith, and the complexities of modern Turkey, making it ideal for readers interested in deep, multi-layered fiction.

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Snow

Orhan Pamuk's magnificent and bestselling novel evokes the spiritual fragility of the non-Western world, its ambivalence about the godless West, and its fury.

A magnificent love story and powerful tale of religious fanaticism, from the internationally bestselling Nobel laureate.

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After twelve years in political exile in Germany, a poet named Ka returns to Istanbul for his mother's funeral and takes a commission to report on the municipal elections in Kars, near the Russian border. There, he discovers a dangerous atmosphere, with tensions running high between the political Islamists and the 'enlightened, pro-Western' Turkish military.

The second half of the novel takes place over a three-day period. Following the set-piece military coup, Pamuk brilliantly explores themes such as politics, love, ethics, religion, and poetry, as we gradually discover the real truth concerning the poet and the snow-covered, old-world city of Kars.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571218318

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 April 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Contributors:

  • Translated by Maureen Freely
  • Translated by Maureen Freely

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 360g

Pages: 448

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About the Author

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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