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“Brilliantly constructed…Pamuk has remained faithful to his opulent
muse. This quietly instructive and enchanting elegy to a redeemed childhood and
to Istanbul itself will bring the world to his feet.”
— Observer (London)
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“Istanbul is equal
parts autobiography, travel essay, sociology, and criticism…As evocative as
Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young
Man.”
— Miami Herald
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“Fascinating…A deeply inward memoir of a city.”
— Sun
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“Essential reading for devoted fans of his novels.”
— Independent (London)
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“A fascinating literary adventure…Rich in details and
research.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
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“With Istanbul,
Orhan Pamuk may have written the most haunting, heartbreaking, gorgeous book
ever about a city.”
— San Diego Union-Tribune
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“Entrancing…Brilliant…Pamuk will be identified with Istanbul
as Lawrence Durrell is with Alexandria and James Joyce with Dublin.”
— San Jose Mercury News
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“Remarkable…Even those of us who have never set foot in
[Istanbul] will be transformed by reading Pamuk’s extraordinary and moving
book.”
— Financial Times
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“Delightful, profound, marvelously original…Pamuk tells the
story of the city through the eyes of memory.”
— Washington Post Book World
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“Insightful, eclectic, whimsical…Pamuk is not writing Istanbul, he’s painting it.”
— Boston Globe
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“A fascinating read for anyone who has even the slightest
acquaintance with this fabled bridge between east and west.”
— Economist
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“Brilliant…Pamuk insistently describes a dizzingly gorgeous,
historically vibrant metropolis.”
— Newsday
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“A portrait of one of the world’s great cities by its
foremost literary resident.”
— Barnes & Noble, editorial review
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“This is a powerful, sometimes disturbing literary journey
through the soul of a great city told by one of its great writers.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“[A] well-written account.”
— Library Journal
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“An engrossing tale.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“Masterful…A three-pronged book: an anatomy of the city’s
body and soul; a compelling account of family politics, war, and diplomacy; and
a study of the youthful writer’s gropings through the dark towards his true
vocation.”
— Guardian (London)
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“Engaging…A rich and quirkily faceted portrait of a city.”
— Los Angeles Times Book Review