I en lille tyrkisk landsby, der er øde om vinteren og invaderet af turister om sommeren, ligger et forfaldent hus. Her passer en dværg en meget gammel dame, der tilbringer sin tid med at... Læs mere
A collection of immediate relevance and timeless value, ranging from lyrical autobiography to criticism of literature and culture, from humour to political analysis, from delicate... Læs mere
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature'Engaging, brilliant' Guardian'A talkative, tender meditation' Financial Times'Every novelist will want to read this' Daily TelegraphWhat happens within us when we read a novel?
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature'Everyone should read Pamuk' The New Statesman'You could become obsessed with this novel' GuardianOsman is a young engineering student when he finds a mysterious and dangerous book that promises him a new and exciting life.
The Ottoman Sultan has commissioned the best artists in the land to create a book celebrating the glories of his realm: but he wants them to illuminate it in the European style.
Returning to Turkey from exile in the West, the secular poet Ka is driven by curiosity to investigate a surprising wave of suicides among religious girls forbidden by the government to wear their head scarves in school.
A portrait of Istanbul that guides us across the Bosphorus, through Istanbul's historical monuments and lost paradises, its dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets and waterways. It also introduces us to the city's writers, artists and murderers.
At a family wedding Mevlut catches sight of a girl with whom he falls in love. After a secret courtship of letters passed via his cousin, she agrees to elope with him. As they... Læs mere
The Sultan secretly commissions a great book: a celebration of his life and the Ottoman Empire, to be illuminated by the best artists of the day - in the European manner. In Istanbul at a... Læs mere
In an old mansion in Cennethisar, a former fishing village near Istanbul, an old widow Fatma awaits the annual summer visit of her grandchildren. She has lived in the village for decades.... Læs mere
En metafysisk kriminalroman med det moderne Istanbul og den klassiske islamiske mystik i centrum. En forsmået ægtemand leder efter hustruen og begges berømte fætter, men ender med spørgsmålet : Hvem er jeg?