Istanbul by Orhan Pamuk

Istanbul

Orhan Pamuk with Savas Demirel (Translator), Valérie Gay-Aksoy (Translator)

547 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced

Description

A shimmering evocation, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world's great cities, by its foremost writer. Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul and still lives in the family apartment building where his mother first held him in her arms. His...

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Moods

reflective 88%
informative 77%
emotional 31%
inspiring 20%
challenging 17%
relaxing 17%
sad 14%
dark 11%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 5%

Pace

slow 67%
medium 32%

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3.71

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