{"product_id":"9780143786412","title":"A Strangeness in My Mind","description":"Author: Pamuk, Orhan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143786412\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 Jul 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 624 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNobel Prize winner \u003c\/b\u003eOrhan Pamuk's love letter to his native Istanbul, a soaring, panoramic new novel telling the unforgettable tale of an Istanbul street vendor and the love of his life.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rich, complex, and pulsing with urban life.' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mesmerizing . . . A sweeping epic.' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A love letter to modern Turkey.' \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince his boyhood in a poor village in Central Anatolia, Mevlut Karatas has fantasized about what his life would become. Not getting as far in school as he'd hoped, at the age of twelve he comes to Istanbul - 'the center of the world' - and is immediately enthralled both by the city being demolished and the new one that is fast being built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe follows his father's trade, selling boza (a traditional Turkish drink) on the street, and hoping to become rich. But chance seems to conspire against him. He spends three years writing love letters to a girl he saw just once at a wedding, only to elope by mistake with her sister. And though he grows to cherish his wife and the family they have, his relations all make their fortunes while his own years are spent in a series of jobs leading nowhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery evening, without fail, he still wanders the streets of Istanbul, selling boza and wondering at the 'strangeness' in his mind, the sensation that makes him feel different from everyone else, until fortune conspires once more to let him understand at last what it is he has always yearned for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold from the perspectives of many beguiling characters, A Strangeness in My Mind is a modern epic of coming of age in a great city, and a mesmerizing narrative sure to take its place among Pamuk's finest achievements. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR ORHAN PAMUK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pamuk's power continues to lie not with the theatrical but with the quiet and the slow.' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'No book by this skillful and ambitious writer is without interest.' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'To read Ramuk is to be converted to the cult of the book.' Jonathan Levi, \u003ci\u003eLA Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Turkey's foremost novelist and one of the most interesting literary figures anywhere . . . A first-rate storyteller.' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171406852254,"sku":"UBD-9780143786412","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143786412.jpg?v=1787220563","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143786412","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}