Orhan Pamuk Libri

"Istanbul come malinconia condivisa, Istanbul come doppio, Istanbul come immagini in bianco e nero di edifici sbriciolati e di minareti fantasma, Istanbul come labirinto di strade osservate da alte finestre e balconi, Istanbul come invenzione degli stranieri, Istanbul come luogo di primi amori e ultimi riti: alla fine tutti questi tentativi di una definizione diventano Istanbul come autoritratto, Istanbul come Pamuk".(Alberto Manguel, "The Washington Post"). Una delle più affascinanti città del mondo raccontata con la passione enciclopedica del collezionista, l'amore del figlio, il lirismo intenso del poeta.

Il ventenne gentiluomo veneziano, appassionato di astronomia e matematica, e l'astrologo turco si assomigliano come fossero fratelli gemelli. Si guardano con sospetto ma per anni vivono a stretto contatto impegnati nelle più svariate ricerche scientifiche: studiano i fuochi d'artificio, progettano orologi e discutono d'astronomia, biologia e ingegneria. Insieme riescono a debellare un'epidemia di peste. Trascorrono molto tempo raccontandosi la propria vita. Il sultano Maometto IV (1648-87) affida loro la costruzione di una potente macchina da guerra, ma durante la disastrosa guerra in Polonia il marchingegno non funziona. L'unione si spezza e solo uno dei due "gemelli" tornerà in Turchia... Ma quale? Un romanzo che è metafora del legame tra Oriente e Occidente.

From Orhan Pamuk, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature, comes the best of twenty years work. A collection of immediate relevance and timeless value, Other Colours ranges from lyrical autobiography to criticism of literature and culture, from humour to political analysis, from delicate evocations of his friendship with his daughter Ruya to provocative discussions of Eastern and Western art. Reflections on Pamuk s first passport, his first trip to Europe, his father s death, his recent court case, and the Istanbul earthquake share space with pieces on writers as various as Laurence Sterne, Dostoyevsky, Kundera, Rushdie, and Patricia Highsmith. There are additional sections on Istanbul, New York where Pamuk lived for two years and on the writing of each of his novels. Interspersed among these are photographs, paintings, some of Pamuk s own black and white drawings, as well as Looking Out the Window , a short story originally published in Granta. My Father s Suitcase, Pamuk s 2006 Nobel Lecture, a brilliant illumination of what it means to be a writer, completes the selection from the figure who is now without doubt one of international literature s most eminent and popular figures.

A luminous essay collection about loneliness, contentment, and the books and cities that have shaped the experience of a Nobel Prize winner and the acclaimed author of My Name is Red. "One of the essential writers that both East and West can gratefully claim as their own.” —The New York Times Book Review In the three decades that Nobel prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk has devoted himself to writing fiction, he has also produced scores of witty, moving, and provocative essays and articles. He engages the work of Nabokov, Kundera, Rushdie, and Vargas Llosa, among others, and he discusses his own books and writing process. We also learn how he lives, as he recounts his successful struggle to quit smoking, describes his relationship with his daughter, and reflects on the controversy he has attracted in recent years. Here is a thoughtful compilation of a brilliant novelist's best nonfiction.

The culmination of decades of omnivorous collecting, Pamuk writes about things that matter deeply to him: the psychology of the collector, the proper role of the museum, the photography of old Istanbul, and the customs and traditions of his beloved city.

At a family wedding Mevlut catches sight of a girl with whom he falls in love. After a secret courtship of letters passed via his cousin, she agrees to elope with him, and on a dark night the two come together for the first time. As they rush to catch a train to Istanbul, Mevlut realises he has been misled. But the die is cast, and the situation will determine the rest of his days. Over the next four decades in Istanbul, Mevlut works various jobs to support his loving wife and family; work that gives him a special perspective on his rapidly changing city and the people who live there. And every evening he walks the streets, selling his wares and dreaming his dreams.

Other Colours is a collection of immediate relevance and timeless value, ranging from lyrical autobiography to criticism of literature and culture, from humour to political analysis, from delicate evocations of his friendship with his daughter Ruya to provocative discussions of Eastern and Western art.

What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a novel create its unique effects, so distinct from those of a painting, a film or a poem? In this inspired, thoughtful and deeply personal book, which is based on his Charles Eliot Norton Lectures, Orhan Pamuk takes us into the worlds of the writer and the reader, revealing their intimate connections.

A new and revelatory book from the bestselling author of The Museum of Innocence and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.