by Orhan Pamuk · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571222308
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«My Name Is Red» is the historical mystery novel by Orhan Pamuk, published by Faber and Faber in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Istanbul, late sixteenth century: the sultan secretly commissions a book celebrating the empire, to be illuminated by the finest miniaturists in the European style. When one of the artists is murdered, the master of the miniaturists seeks outside help; the investigation reveals professional rivalries, romantic jealousies and religious tensions.
The novel, originally published in Turkish as «Benim Adım Kırmızı» in 1998, received the Dublin Literary Award in 2003; the present edition is from 2007.
For fans of historical fiction and mystery, with an interest in Ottoman culture and the art of miniature.
Ferit Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, he has sold over 13 million books in 63 languages, making him the country's best-selling writer.
