My Name Is Red

Paperback

Main Details

Title My Name Is Red
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Orhan Pamuk
Translated by Erdag M. Goknar
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:688
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 111
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780571214198
Audience
General
Edition Open Market - Airside ed

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 3 June 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Sultan secretly commissions a great book: a celebration of his life and the Ottoman Empire, to be illuminated by the best artists of the day - in the European manner. In Istanbul at a time of violent fundamentalism, however, this is a dangerous proposition. Even the illustrious circle of artists are not allowed to know for whom they are working. But when one of the miniaturists is murdered, their Master has to seek outside help. Did the dead painter fall victim to professional rivalry, romantic jealousy or religious terror? With the Sultan demanding an answer within three days, perhaps the clue lies somewhere in the half-finished pictures . . . From Turkey's winner of the Nobel Prize and author of Istanbul and The Museum of Innocence, this novel is a thrilling murder mystery set amid the splendour of Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire. Part fantasy and part philosophical puzzle, My Name is Red is also a stunning meditation on love, artistic devotion and the tensions between East and West.

Author Biography

Orhan Pamuk, is the author of many celebrated books, including The White Castle, Istanbul and Snow. In 2003 he won the International IMPAC Award for My Name is Red, and in 2006 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. His most recent novel, The Museum of Innocence, was an international bestseller, praised in the Guardian as 'an enthralling, immensely enjoyable piece of storytelling.' Orhan Pamuk lives in Istanbul.