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Harvard Book Store Presents...
Knopf
Price: $27.95
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ORHAN PAMUK reads from Other Colors: Essays and a Story
Harvard Book Store is delighted to welcome back Nobel Prize-winner ORHAN PAMUK to read from his new collection of essays (and one short story), Other Colors. "Eschewing flash and flourish, Pamuk's style is plain, simple and persuasive-but therein lies its subtle power.... Self-reflection and cultural evolution emerge often as twin themes, as in his consideration of the Thousand and One Nights: 'In those days, young Turks like me who considered themselves modern viewed the classics of eastern literature as one might a dark and impenetrable forest.' These concerns lead naturally to political considerations, such as his conclusion that 'the lies about the war in Iraq ... have so damaged the West's credibility in Turkey... it is more and more difficult for people like me to make the case for true western democracy in my part of the world.' ... Also included are musings on his own books and a short story. Disarmingly honest, Pamuk refuses to give in to melodrama or stylistic quirks, giving his feeling and frustration crystalline clarity and lasting weight." --Publisher's Weekly
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CONTACT:
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617.661.1515
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617.661.1424 ex.1
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| DATE: |
Friday, October 12th |
| TIME: |
7:00 PM |
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Memorial Church
Harvard Yard
Cambridge |
| TICKETS: |
Tickets for this event are $5 and may be purchased at Harvard Book Store or over the phone with a credit card at 617-661-1515. Please note that your $5 ticket may be redeemed for $5 off a single item at the event or at Harvard Book Store for one month following the event. |
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Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul in 1952, and lives there today. He attended the architecture program at the Istanbul Technical University and then studied journalism at Istanbul University, starting to write regularly in 1974. Five of his books have been published in English: Beyaz Kale (The White Castle, 1991), Kara Kitap (The Black Book, 1995), Yeni Hayat (New Life, 1997), My Name Is Red (2001) and Snow (2004). His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. Pamuk was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006, becoming the first Turkish person to win a Nobel Prize.
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