Author(s): Orhan Pamuk

Fiction.

Orhan Pamuk's hugely acclaimed novel, published in a stunning new translation by Maureen FreelyThe Black Book is Orhan Pamuk's tour de force, a stunning tapestry of Middle Eastern and Islamic culture which confirmed his reputation as a writer of international stature. Richly atmospheric and Rabelaisian in scope, it is a labyrinthine novel suffused with the sights, sounds and scents of Istanbul, an unforgettable evocation of the city where East meets West, and a boldly unconventional mystery that plumbs the elusive nature of identity, fiction, interpretation and reality. First published in Turkish 1990; this translation 2006.