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Istanbul: Memories of a City (Paperback)

by Orhan Pamuk (Author)
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  • Paperback: 350 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (6 April 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571218334
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571218332
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,865 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'This evocative book succeeds at both its tasks. It is one of the most touching childhood memoirs I have read in a very long time; and it makes me yearn - more than any glossy tourist brochure could possibly do - to be once again in Istanbul.' Noel Malcom, Sunday Telegraph 'An extraordinary and transcendentally beautiful book... It is a long time since I have read a book of such crystalline originality, or one that moved me so much.' Katie Hickman"

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Turkey's greatest living novelist guides us through the monuments and lost paradises, dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets and waterways of Istanbul - the city of his birth and the home of his imagination. This is a supremely moving account of one man's love affair with the city that has been his home since his birth.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Book, 18 Dec 2007
An unusual and insightful guide to what remains for many a mysterious city. At the same time, a personal memoir that is wry, moving, and original. I feel as though I now have a good friend to whisper in my ear as I navigate the streets of Istanbul, no longer clueless.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An original insight into Istanbul, 3 Jul 2007
By M. Torun (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Having spent much time in Istanbul and being a fan of the city, I wasn't sure what to expect from this book initially. However, I found the author's insight into the city intriguing and enticing. His poetic style of writing, as he parallels the story of his family's misfortunes to the misfortunes of Istanbul, brings the reader to delight in the melancholic beauty of this city.

Whilst his understanding of Istanbul is sometimes too reliant on his own experiences for the reader to fully appreciate, his style of writing nevertheless allows you to enjoy this as a great alternative guide to the city.
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50 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars melancholy splendour, 1 Jun 2006
By Helen Barnes (UK) - See all my reviews
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This is one for fans of Tarkovsky, Pessoa and Calvino, and other poets of nostalgia. It is as much about the invisible cities of the author's own imagination as the real (although largely vanished) Istanbul he describes, and which are depicted in the (gorgeous, grainy, black and white) photographs in the book. This Istanbul is a place you too will come to inhabit, whether you've been there or not, and which will stay with you, like James Joyce's Dublin. Magical.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Istanbul: Memories Of A City, a life part-visited
Near the opening of Istanbul: Memories Of A City, Orhan Pamuk suggests that "at least once in a lifetime, self-reflection leads us to an examine the circumstances of our birth",... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Philip Spires

5.0 out of 5 stars Husan
Reading this because I am visiting Istanbul soon - it is everything that a standerd guide book is not. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. A. Madgwick

5.0 out of 5 stars Journey of a time traveller.
Orhan Pamuk writes of Istanbul as evocatively as Lawrence Durrell wrote of the city of Alexandria in his eponymous quartet. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Rougedragon

5.0 out of 5 stars Penetrating, insightful and a little gloomy
I didn't quite know what to expect of Istanbul, having read all of the author's fiction. I suspected it might be a little strange, and rather melancholic. Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2006 by A. Weston

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