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Pamuk’s passion for his homeland emanates from every page of this parable of Turkey’s history of political discord, its juggling of Eastern and Western sensibilities, and the dichotomy between religious and secular society. Written years before he was awarded the Nobel Prize, this recently translated 1983 novel is a precursor to the themes of unrequited love and class warfare that haunt all of Pamuk’s work. In a seaside village outsid...Log In or Sign Up to Read More