by Orhan Pamuk · Faber and Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571214198
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«My Name Is Red» is the historical novel by Orhan Pamuk, published by Faber and Faber in paperback (688 pages, in English).
At the end of the sixteenth century, the sultan secretly commissions an illustrated book in the European style, a dangerous undertaking in an age of religious fanaticism. When one of the miniaturists is murdered, his master seeks the culprit among rivalries, jealousies and fears. The novel combines mystery, love and a reflection on art and the clash between East and West.
Work originally published in Turkish as «Benim Adım Kırmızı» in 1998; this English edition, translated by Erda M Göknar, was awarded the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2003.
For readers of historical fiction and literary fiction with an interest in the Ottoman Empire, the art of miniature and the encounter between Islamic tradition and modernity.
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.
