Beautiful new paperback Faber Firsts edition to commemorate Faber's 80th Anniversary.
The White Castle, Orhan Pamuk's celebrated first novel, is the tale of a young Italian scholar captured by pirates and put up for auction at the Istanbul slave market. Acquired by a brilliant Turkish inventor, he is set to work on projects to entertain the jaded Sultan.
About the Author
Orhan Pamuk, is the author of many celebrated books, including The White Castle, Istanbul and Snow. In 2003 he won the International IMPAC Award for My Name is Red, and in 2006 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. His most recent novel, The Museum of Innocence, was an international bestseller, praised in the Guardian as 'an enthralling, immensely enjoyable piece of storytelling.' Orhan Pamuk lives in Istanbul.
ISBN: 9780571244775
ISBN-10: 0571244777
Series: Faber Firsts Ser.
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 160
Published: July 2009
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.6
x 1.1
Weight (kg): 0.134