{"product_id":"istanbul-memories-and-the-city-orhan-pamuk-paperback","title":"Istanbul: Memories and the City -- Orhan Pamuk, Paperback","description":"A shimmering evocation, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world's great cities, by its foremost writer. Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul and still lives in the family apartment building where his mother first held him in her arms. His portrait of his city is thus also a self-portrait, refracted by memory and the melancholy-or \u003ci\u003eh\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ez\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003en-\u003c\/i\u003e that all \u003ci\u003eIstanbullus\u003c\/i\u003e share: the sadness that comes of living amid the ruins of a lost empire.With cinematic fluidity, Pamuk moves from his glamorous, unhappy parents to the gorgeous, decrepit mansions overlooking the Bosphorus; from the dawning of his self-consciousness to the writers and painters-both Turkish and foreign-who would shape his consciousness of his city. Like Joyce's Dublin and Borges' Buenos Aires, Pamuk's \u003ci\u003eIstanbul \u003c\/i\u003eis a triumphant encounter of place and sensibility, beautifully written and immensely moving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Orhan Pamuk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.28w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400033881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/23\/2006 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrhan Pamuk's novel My Name Is Red won the 2003 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in Istanbul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orhan Pamuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45782556934372,"sku":"9781400033881","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781400033881.jpg?v=1731671451","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/istanbul-memories-and-the-city-orhan-pamuk-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}