There is something about Pamuk's writing style that brings me back to his works everytime, even though I feel too much is lost in translation from the original Turkish. The storyline of The White Castle is not gripping, though it is certainly interesting enough to make a reader want to finish the...
Many men believe that no life is determined in advance, that all stories are essentially a chain of coincidences. And yet, even those who believe this come to the conclusion, when they look back, that events they once took for chance were really inevitable. - Orhan Pamuk, The White Castle
Although it took about 4 months to finally get together, we finally had our book club on Thursday night. Our first selection, chosen by yours truly, was My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk. The first chapter opens with the account of a murder victim whose broken body lies at the bottom of the well, and he...
This is my latest read. It was a white elephant Christmas gift at a Chen's holiday gathering at Aunt Holly's house. Aunt Holly strongly recommended that I swap the somersaulting, ho ho ho-ing Santa Claus for the New York's Times bestseller. The author, Orhan Pamuk, is won a Nobel Prize for...
Are you interested in Iran? Actually, I had never heard of Iran that much. All I knew about Iran was Tehran is the capital of Iran. Sometimes Iran reminded me of turban and chic face exprssion of people. Frankly speaking, I'd known almost nothing about Iran. Moreover, I am Asian, so I'd never seen...
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