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My Name is Red
Orhan Pamuk
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Description for My Name is Red
Hardcover. Reveals the clash between two views of artistic meaning and the chasm between two world civilizations. This title includes a chronology of Islamic and Western art history to provide context for the author's story, and contributes an introduction throwing light on his methods, his aims and his inspiration. Num Pages: 536 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 604.
The Ottoman Sultan has commissioned the best artists in the land to create a book celebrating the glories of his realm: but he wants them to illuminate it in the European style. Because figurative art is deemed by many to be an affront to Islam, the project must be kept secret. Panic and scandal erupt when one of the chosen miniaturists disappears, along with a crucial page of the manuscript. The surviving artists - bitter rivals variously motivated by pride, greed, jealousy, faith and love - are all under suspicion of murder, and the only clue to the mystery lies ... Read more
The Ottoman Sultan has commissioned the best artists in the land to create a book celebrating the glories of his realm: but he wants them to illuminate it in the European style. Because figurative art is deemed by many to be an affront to Islam, the project must be kept secret. Panic and scandal erupt when one of the chosen miniaturists disappears, along with a crucial page of the manuscript. The surviving artists - bitter rivals variously motivated by pride, greed, jealousy, faith and love - are all under suspicion of murder, and the only clue to the mystery lies ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841593319
SKU
V9781841593319
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About Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk, one of the world's major living novelists, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996. My Name is Red, which met with rave reviews, is the novel that first made his international reputation.
Reviews for My Name is Red
It embraces detective fiction, artistic disquisition and psychological thriller. Above all, the reader is treated to an extraordinary plangent lament for principles of craftsmanship which history has buried and which fashion does not value.
Independent on Sunday
Far from being a mere historical novel , it has unforgettable narrative drive that unites past and present, ... Read more
Independent on Sunday
Far from being a mere historical novel , it has unforgettable narrative drive that unites past and present, ... Read more