Pamuk''s Istanbul - The Self and the City

This book reconstructs Istanbul through the prism of Orhan Pamuk's fiction. It navigates the multiple selves and layers of Istanbul to present how the city has shaped the writings of Pamuk and has, in turn, been shaped by it.

List of contents

1. Imagining Pamuk's Istanbul 2. Situating Istanbul 3. Pamuk's Fictional Universe 4. Moving through the Neighborhood 5. Flâneur in the City-Museum 6. Dreaming Objects in the Museum of Innocence 7. Recording the City Appendix: A Life in Words: Maureen Freely on Translating Orhan Pamuk

About the author

Pallavi Narayan has worked in academia and book publishing in Singapore and India. She has co-edited Singapore at Home: Life Across Lines (2021).

Summary

This book reconstructs Istanbul through the prism of Orhan Pamuk’s fiction. It navigates the multiple selves and layers of Istanbul to present how the city has shaped the writings of Pamuk and has, in turn, been shaped by it.

Product details

• Authors: Pallavi Narayan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032000206
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3200020-6
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century, Middle East, Regional Studies, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Regional / International studies, Literary studies: from c 2000