Pamuk, Orhan "To Look Out the Window" aka "Pieces from the View: Life, Streets, Literature" (Turkish: Manzaradan Parçalar: Hayat, Sokaklar, Edebiyat) - Der Blick aus meinem Fenster. Betrachtungen - 2008
An interesting book by Orhan Pamuk in which he discusses many topics. Whether it's his childhood in Istanbul, his family, politics or his job as a writer, literature, art, he simply has something interesting and worth knowing to say about everything.
That is certainly the main reason why this author is one of my favorites. I hope he writes a new novel soon.
Book description (translated from the German copy):
"Whether it's the crumbling plaster of Istanbul houses or the Turkish flag, whether it's his father or the terrifying nature of Dostoyevsky's demons - with Orhan Pamuk everything becomes a complex universe. Pamuk observes coolly and tells moving stories. Autobiographical, narrative, politics, art and literature: his essays are the sum of different and contradictory experiences - an incredible stroke of luck."
As you can see from my Wikipedia link, there is an English title, though I could not find the book. Still, I hope it has been translated into English.
Orhan Pamuk received the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade (Friedenspreis) in 2005.
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Read my original review here.
I have never read anything by him. I know you love his books, and I am eager to try something by him. Let's see if I manage any day soon.
ReplyDeleteMmmh, I thought I'd commented here but must not have pressed "Publish". Still, here we go again: For any Nobel Prize fan, he is an absolute must. My favourites are My Name is Red, Istanbul and Cevdet Bey and His Sons.
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