A strangeness in my mind /

At a family wedding Mevlut catches sight of a girl with whom he falls in love. After a secret courtship of letters passed via his cousin, she agrees to elope with him, and on a dark night the two come together for the first time. As they rush to catch a train to Istanbul, Mevlut realises he has been...

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Main Authors: Pamuk, Orhan, 1952- (Author)
Group Author: Oklap, Ekin (Translator)
Published: Faber & Faber,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2016.
©2015
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Turkish
Edition: Paperback edition.
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Summary: At a family wedding Mevlut catches sight of a girl with whom he falls in love. After a secret courtship of letters passed via his cousin, she agrees to elope with him, and on a dark night the two come together for the first time. As they rush to catch a train to Istanbul, Mevlut realises he has been misled. But the die is cast, and the situation will determine the rest of his days. Over the next four decades in Istanbul, Mevlut works various jobs to support his loving wife and family; work that gives him a special perspective on his rapidly changing city and the people who live there. And every evening he walks the streets, selling his wares and dreaming his dreams. Orhan Pamuk is the winner of the Nobel Prize.
Item Description: "Being the adventures and dreams of Mevlut Karataş, a seller of Boza, and of his friends, and also a portrait of life in Istanbul between 1969 and 2012 from many different points of view."
This translation originally published: 2015.
Includes index.
Carrier Form: xv, 749 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 20 cm
ISBN: 9780571275991 (paperback) :
0571275990 (paperback)
CLC: I374.45
Call Number: I374.45/P186-16