Istanbul - Orhan Pamuk First published at the turn

First published at the turn of the 20th century

Montaigne moved from intimate personal reflection to roving theories of the conduct of kings and cannibals

Dating from 1909 to 1923

and their paths cross and re-cross over the years

Istanbul - Orhan Pamuk First published at the turnIn a surprising and original blend of personal memoir and cultural history, Turkey's most celebrated novelist, Orhan Pamuk, explores his home of more than fifty years. What begins as a portrait of the artist as a young man becomes a shimmering evocation, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world's greatest cities. Beginning in the family apartment building where he was born, and still lives, Pamuk uses his family secrets to show how they