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. This is a supremely moving account of one man's love affair with the city that has been his home since his birth.
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"'This evocative book succeeds at both its tasks. It is one of the most touching childhood memoirs I have read in a very long time; and it makes me yearn - more than any glossy tourist brochure could possibly do - to be once again in Istanbul.' Noel Malcom, Sunday Telegraph 'An extraordinary and transcendentally beautiful book... It is a long time since I have read a book of such crystalline originality, or one that moved me so much.' Katie Hickman"
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This has created not just a mix of cultures and a rich history, but perhaps also a confusion about identity, and a city whose populace isn't sure where their sympathies lie with their feet in multiple cultures. Against this backdrop, Pamuk also tells the story of his boyhood in a large, squabbling family and his discovery of Turkish writers and artists and how they influenced his life. Istanbul has received positive reviews with The Observer saying, "Orhan Pamuk has remained faithful to his opulent muse. This quietly instructive and enchanting elegy to a redeemed childhood and to Istanbul itself will bring the world to his feet. It should be read, and reread, simply for joy."
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