The White Castle, 9780571309696
Paperback
Master and slave mirror each other on a journey to themselves.

The White Castle

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  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    21 April 2015

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Summary

The White Castle, Orhan Pamuk’s celebrated first novel, is the tale of a young Italian scholar. Captured by pirates between Venice and Naples, he is put up for auction at the Istanbul slave market, and bought by a Turkish savant eager to learn about scientific and intellectual advances in the West. But as they bond over each other’s sins and secrets, and their relationship grows increasingly complex, master and slave find themselves part of the Sultan’s army, and on a journey that wi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780571309696
ISBN-10:0571309690
Author:Orhan Pamuk, Victoria Holbrook
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Imprint:Faber & Faber
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Edition:Main
Release Date:21 April 2015
Weight:136g
Dimensions:197mm x 129mm x 10mm
About The Author

Orhan Pamuk

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.

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