{"product_id":"9781926428529","title":"Silent House","description":"Author: Pamuk, Orhan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781926428529\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Jul 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNobel Laureate \u003c\/b\u003eOrhan Pamuk's second novel is the moving story of a family gathering the summer before the Turkish military coup of 1980.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e' A  superb novel, which grips the reader and refuses to let go.' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of arresting and unforgettable literary moments ...' \u003ci\u003eThe Independent (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a crumbling mansion in Cennethisar, a former fishing village near Istanbul, the old widow Fatma awaits the annual summer visit of her grandchildren. She has lived in the village for decades, ever since her husband, an idealistic young doctor, first arrived to serve the poor fishermen. Now mostly bedridden, she is attended by her faithful servant Recep, a dwarf and the doctor's illegitimate son. They share memories, and grievances, of the early years, before Cennethisar became a high-class resort. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Her visiting grandchildren are Faruk, a dissipated failed historian; his sensitive leftist sister, Nilgun; and Metin, a high-school student drawn to the fast life of the nouveaux riches, who dreams of going to America. But it is Recep's nephew Hassan, a high-school dropout, lately fallen in with right-wing nationalists, who will draw the visiting family into the growing political cataclysm issuing from Turkey's tumultuous century-long struggle for modernity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk's second novel is the moving story of a family gathering the summer before the Turkish military coup of 1980.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR ORHAN PAMUK\u003c\/b\u003e\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 Pamuk 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","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67445847359646,"sku":"UBD-9781926428529","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781926428529.jpg?v=1790748847","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781926428529","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}