Folio: Maison Du Silence (Series #A43789) (Paperback)

from dawnlovesbooks

great writer. a lot of screwed up characters!

from hemlokgang

This novel, although translated and released in English in 2012, was actually one of Pamuk's early works, originally published in 1983. It was interesting to read this early novel now, after having read almost all of his later works. There are glimmers of the masterful writer in this story, but i...

from MlleEhreen

SILENT HOUSE is the sort of book that provides plenty of fodder for conversation, but before I get around to that I need to say something about this translation, because it appears to be awful. The overall tone is "clumsy," and reading is like having a conversation with someone who might be very ...

from Hillerm

What is thrilling in this book are the various styles that Pamuk uses to paint his characters, and the locale. Although there is the predictable movement from character to character via chapter to chapter, the point of view changes and the structure of the conversation with the reader constantly ...

from Cecilturtle

Roman incroyable dans la complexité et la gamme d'émotions des personnages et dans la simplicité de la langue. Les mots prononcés et les gestes posés se contredisent évoquant par ce fait l'immobilisme et le désespoir. Pamuk est un fabuleux romancier, et ce livre vaut que l'on y consacre du temps