tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post6199977224301210760..comments2023-10-19T20:24:30.761+08:00Comments on Orpheus Sings the Guitar Electric: TURKISH LIT | The City In Crimson Cloakdarkorpheushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-48353636571793575262007-01-21T01:01:00.000+08:002007-01-21T01:01:00.000+08:00Traveller: With the Nobel Prize, Orhan Pamuk would...<b>Traveller</b>: With the Nobel Prize, Orhan Pamuk would be the obvious reading for Turkish lit. But I've read online that many Turkish readers do not actually see Pamuk as being "representative" of Turkey. Always a question, isn't it?<br /><br />My preference is always to read several writers from a country I'm interested in. Which may be why I have not really progressed in my own international readings.<br /><br />How about <i>Istanbul</i> by Pamuk then? I found it rich with personal memories and evocative. Funny at times too, and you can see how Pamuk's image of his city seeps into his novels.<br /><br />If I may - not that I am an expert - maybe for your Turkey readings you might like to pick up some of these: <I>Memed, My Hawk</i> Yasar Kemal? Or Elif Shafak, who was also persecuted for speaking up, but not as famous as Pamuk.<br /><br />Poetry-wise, have you tried Nizam Hikmet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-9946697404556362532007-01-20T21:10:00.000+08:002007-01-20T21:10:00.000+08:00Ooh, Turkey...I don't know whether to read Pamuk f...Ooh, Turkey...I don't know whether to read Pamuk for Turkey or not. What do you think?The Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06966358386701534860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-48563867989592355182007-01-19T12:42:00.000+08:002007-01-19T12:42:00.000+08:00D'oh, yes, of course. I link to Amazon all the tim...D'oh, yes, of course. I link to Amazon all the time, but rarely purchase from there, which could inadequately explain why I forgot. Thanks!Imanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647980707788075258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-90353753424004438762007-01-19T03:45:00.000+08:002007-01-19T03:45:00.000+08:00If you click the Amazon link on the book's buy pag...If you click the Amazon link on the book's buy page on our website--http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-933368-74-8<br /> you can pre-order from Amazon...our rather primitive e-com system makes it hard for us to offer that option...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-37211808915672091332007-01-19T02:35:00.000+08:002007-01-19T02:35:00.000+08:00It does! Too bad there isn't an option for pre-ord...It does! Too bad there isn't an option for pre-ordering it on the website. How exciting for you to be going to Turkey. I'm terribly envious. When I was in high school I had attained the opportunity to go there for some sort of World Youth leadership conference but, sadly, it got cancelled because of some kind of political trouble there. (I forget)Imanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647980707788075258noreply@blogger.com