by Orhan Pamuk · Faber & Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571218332
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«Istanbul: Memories of a City» is Orhan Pamuk's memoir, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (348 pages, in English).
Pamuk, born in Istanbul, weaves his biography with the city's history: walks along the Bosphorus, monuments, streets and ruined Ottoman houses. The hüzün, a melancholy shared by Istanbulites facing the decline of the Ottoman Empire, structures the narrative, which also engages with local writers, artists and characters.
Work originally published in 2003 in Turkish as «İstanbul: Hatıralar ve Şehir». The English translation is by Maureen Freely. Orhan Pamuk received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006.
Will appeal to readers of memoirs, travel literature and cultural history, and to those who want to discover Istanbul from a literary perspective.
Ferit Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, he has sold over 13 million books in 63 languages, making him the country's best-selling writer.
