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The Black Book - Orhan Pamuk
The Black Book
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Galip is an Istanbul lawyer, and his wife (as well as first cousin), Ruya, has vanished. Could she be hiding out with her half brother (who also happens to be Galip's first cousin), Jelal, a newspaper columnist whose fame Galip envies? And if so, why isn't anyone in Jelal's flat? As Galip plays... show more
Galip is an Istanbul lawyer, and his wife (as well as first cousin), Ruya, has vanished. Could she be hiding out with her half brother (who also happens to be Galip's first cousin), Jelal, a newspaper columnist whose fame Galip envies? And if so, why isn't anyone in Jelal's flat? As Galip plays the part of private investigator, he assumes the identity of Jelal himself, wearing his clothes, answering his phone calls, even faking his wry columns, which he passes off as the work of the missing journalist. But the amateur sleuth bungles his undercover operation, and with dire consequences.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780571225255 (057122525X)
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Pages no: 466
Edition language: English
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kelian
kelian rated it
5.0 El libro negro (Kara Kitap / The Black Book) (Punto de Lectura) (Spanish Edition)
He decidido que la verdad a la que tú llamabas misterio y tras la que nos has hecho correr durante tantos años (habla al columnista Celâl), eso que sabías sin saber y sobre todo que escribías sin comprenderlo, es lo siguiente: ¡en este país nadie puede ser él mismo! En el país de los derrotados y lo...
tricours
tricours rated it
I'd like to give this book 3.5. It's really an interesting book, and a very rich one which could be analyzed to death. But - it didn't grab me, I couldn't not put it down, etc., and some parts of it were a bit tedious. I will remember it though! Also, extra points for the structure of the book!
Words of a Bibliophile
Words of a Bibliophile rated it
0.0
This is going to the unfinished pile. The writing style is too dense, and I just don't have the patience to plow through it right now. Also, the chapters alternate between the not-so-straightforward narrative and newspaper columns, and after the first such column I just wanted to skip them all.
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