The Turks Are Coming: Deciphering Orhan Pamuk's Black Book
1992; University of Oklahoma; Volume: 66; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/40147858
ISSN1945-8134
Autores Tópico(s)Turkey's Politics and Society
Resumoportrait of the artist very seriously indeed as he well should. After all, he's being touted as Turkey's new literary prodigy, putting in a timely appearance on the world literature scene. Turkish literature buffs ask one another: how come? After all, there are other Turkish writers who are as good or better but to whom the world pays scant attention. So, why Orhan Pamuk? Well, for starters, not only does Pamuk's work sell quite briskly at home; it also translates into English like a dream. Educated at the prestigious Robert College (an extension of the American Ivy League in Istanbul), Pamuk can hear his work fall into place abroad. Besides, he has his finger on the pulse of world literature. While his compatriots are still tinkering with the secrets of the well-made modern novel, Pamuk has already graduated into postmodernism. He is part of what might be termed the New International Voice like Isabel Allende, for example, who too must not be the only good writer in Chile, although she's the one we buy and read, in translation. Pamuk's achievement is indeed considerable. At
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