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Memories of Distant Mountains: Illustrated Notebooks
The stunningly illustrated notebooks of the Nobel prizewinning writer, translated into English for the first time.
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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
‘One of the world’s finest living writers.’ Independent
‘In this world of forgeries, where some might be in danger of losing their faith in literature, Pamuk is the real thing.’ Savkar Altinel, Observer
‘Orhan Pamuk is the sort of writer for whom the Nobel Prize was invented.’ Daily Telegraph
Every day for over a decade, Orhan Pamuk has written and drawn in his notebooks. Translated into English for the first time, these stunning snapshots of his life and creative process are a wonderful accompaniment to his bestselling works of fiction.
They include daily events and reflections, dialogues with his imagined characters, notes on his works-in-progress, his experience of writer’s block and the unfolding of his difficulties with the current Turkish government. Each entry is illustrated in the author’s uniquely idiosyncratic and charming style.
The mood in these notebooks is one of delight — at artistic possibilities and the world’s variety — and Pamuk’s commitment to literature is magnificent. His prose bursts with spontaneity and vigour … A rewarding addition to one of the most distinctive bodies of work in contemporary world literature.
Here is a writer in full dialogue with himself … Each page visually enchanting and arresting. These journals make abundantly clear, too, lest there was any doubt, that there is more to come from this septuagenarian chronicler of his world and time.
Orhan Pamuk is the author of many celebrated books, including The White Castle, Istanbul and Snow. In 2003 he won the International IMPAC Award for My Name is Red, and in 2006 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Museum of Innocence was an international bestseller, praised in the Guardian as ‘an enthralling, immensely enjoyable piece of storytelling’.…
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