Pre-Owned Istanbul (Folio) (French Edition) (Other) 9782070358601

from pipester

A compelling mixture of personal memoir and the cultural history of the author's beloved city. Pamuk alternates his own story with accounts of Istanbul as seen by western writers and painters, reflecting both his own and the city's complex relationship with western sensibilities. The city has its...

from konastories

Joy's review: an interesting memoir of Orhan Pamuk and a love letter to the city he has lived in his entire life. He reflects on the photography and history on slums and shipping on commerce and art of Istanbul between and within stories of his family's declining fortunes and his parent's volatil...

from aylin1

Orhan Pamuk's art reflects his view of Istanbul. When he was young, he sought joy and found it in painting a pretty view. There came a point when he matured that such painting no longer brought him the same type of simple pleasure he found in finishing a work. The pain and frustration he felt whe...

from midlevelbureaucrat

An interesting combination of history, memory, and memoir written by the 2006 recipient of the Nobel Prize for literature. I loved the writing style. The book bogged down here and there, but ended with a flourish. The portrait painted of Istanubul in its post-imperial melancholy, trapped forever ...

from Clio112

One of the best books I have ever read. I love the honesty that emerges through his writing. When a book can change my outlook on life than it qualifies as one of mine best books. I no longer see decay and squalor as ugly and reprehensible. But a part of the natural order of things and dignified....