276:
Seymenliyska stated that the novel uses the same voice regardless of which of the characters are speaking. Sometimes characters speak directly to the reader. Dwight Garner wrote that the narrators "contradict one another as if they were talking heads in an early Spike Lee movie."
246:– Mevlut ends up marrying Rayiha even though, in the course of writing love letters to her, he thought he was writing to her younger sister; it turns out the younger sister is named Samiha, but he chooses to marry her anyway and they have a happy relationship.
291:
Garner stated that the author had done a good job with research, but while Garner "was not deeply, viscerally bored" with the novel he "mostly turned its pages with polite interest rather than real desire."
495:
472:
438:
188:
and arrives as a 12-year-old boy; the course of the novel tracks his adolescence and adulthood. Mevlut gets married in 1982, and finds a lack of success in making money.
374:
295:
Kirkus
Reviews stated "Rich, complex, and pulsing with urban life: one of this gifted writer's best." Kirkus named it as one of the "Best Fiction Books of 2015".
408:
240:. Kirkus Reviews describes him as a "nice guy" type person. One character describes Mevlut as "a bit of a weirdo, but he's got a heart of gold."
525:
232:
in 1957 and moves to
Istanbul at age 12, during the summer of 1969. Early in the novel he attends Atatürk Boys' Secondary School, and he sells
632:
27:
491:
299:
142:
517:
468:
434:
848:
783:
331:
258:– Another cousin of Mevlut. Kirkus Reviews describes him as an "odious right-wing" person who "treats his wife like a servant".
184:, documenting the changes that the city underwent from 1969 to 2012. The main character is Mevlut, who originates from central
350:
203:
stated that "what really stands out is Pamuk's treatment of
Istanbul's evolution into a noisy, corrupt, and modernized city."
853:
807:
273:
According to Garner the author was able to write "alert, humane, nonwonky prose" as a result of researching varied topics.
598:
681:
197:
described the book as "a family saga that is as much an elegy to
Istanbul as to its generations of adopted residents."
775:
689:
404:
303:
625:
556:
252:– Mevlut's cousin, he tricks him into writing letters to Rayha instead of Samiha, because Süleyman wants Samiha.
815:
791:
657:
838:
713:
280:
According to Garner, the 2015 English version has humor that "flows freely" and was "lucidly translated".
799:
843:
729:
665:
618:
443:
207:
states that the author "celebrates the city’s vibrant traditional culture—and mourns its passing".
193:
581:
705:
477:
212:
415:. Posted online: July 29, 2015. Review issue: September 1, 2015. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
603:
379:
336:
199:
137:
737:
673:
174:
156:
68:
756:
586:
521:
170:
26:
514:
697:
529:
412:
229:
204:
832:
359:
Bookshop. Retrieved on
December 5, 2015. See "Product details" to view the publisher.
327:
500:
355:
642:
166:
40:
594:
492:
A Strangeness in My Mind by Orhan Pamuk review – an encyclopedia of
Istanbul
216:
wrote that the book has "the stretch of an epic but not the impact of one."
121:
117:
375:
Istanbul is a central character in Orhan Pamuk's 'A Strangeness in My Mind'
185:
181:
435:
A Strangeness in My Mind by Orhan Pamuk, review: 'An elegy to
Istanbul'
610:
542:
233:
96:
173:
published the
English translation by Ekin Oklap in the U.S., while
237:
614:
504:. Friday 2 October 2015. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
545:. International Dublin Literary Award. 12 April 2017.
210:
The novel is almost 600 pages long. Dwight Garner of
767:
748:
649:
136:
128:
112:
102:
92:
82:
74:
64:
56:
46:
36:
481:. October 21, 2015. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
447:. October 19, 2015. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
383:. October 30, 2015. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
340:. August 24, 2015. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
288:Seymenliyska rated the story four of five stars.
595:Review: Orhan Pamuk’s ‘A Strangeness in My Mind’
469:Review: Orhan Pamuk’s ‘A Strangeness in My Mind’
429:
427:
425:
423:
421:
626:
8:
19:
633:
619:
611:
25:
18:
557:"The Man Booker International Prize 2016"
177:published the English version in the UK.
463:
461:
459:
457:
455:
453:
399:
397:
395:
393:
391:
389:
314:
808:The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist
369:
367:
365:
298:The book was shortlisted for the 2017
7:
322:
320:
318:
300:International Dublin Literary Award
169:. It is the author's ninth novel.
14:
776:Other Colors: Essays and a Story
532:. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
784:Istanbul: Memories and the City
1:
870:
515:Best Fiction Books of 2015
304:International Booker Prize
132:480 pp. (original Turkish)
180:The story takes place in
104:Published in English
24:
20:A Strangeness in My Mind
16:2014 novel by Orhan Pamuk
816:The Innocence of Objects
722:A Strangeness in My Mind
582:A Strangeness in My Mind
405:A STRANGENESS IN MY MIND
351:A Strangeness in My Mind
328:A Strangeness in My Mind
152:A Strangeness in My Mind
714:The Museum of Innocence
658:Cevdet Bey and His Sons
31:First edition (Turkish)
849:Novels set in Istanbul
433:Seymenliyska, Elena. "
191:Elena Seymenliyska of
160:
854:Novels by Orhan Pamuk
228:– Mevlut was born in
165:) is a 2014 novel by
792:My Father's Suitcase
730:The Red-Haired Woman
593:Galehouse, Maggie. "
543:"The 2017 Shortlist"
162:Kafamda Bir Tuhaflık
78:Yapi Kredi Yayinlari
51:Kafamda Bir Tuhaflık
800:Manzaradan Parçalar
607:. October 31, 2015.
490:Manguel, Alberto. "
444:The Daily Telegraph
194:The Daily Telegraph
47:Original title
21:
520:2016-02-14 at the
478:The New York Times
213:The New York Times
826:
825:
604:Houston Chronicle
467:Garner, Dwight. "
380:Houston Chronicle
337:Publishers Weekly
264:– Mevlut's father
200:Publishers Weekly
175:Faber & Faber
148:
147:
93:Publication place
861:
738:Nights of Plague
674:The White Castle
635:
628:
621:
612:
568:
567:
565:
563:
553:
547:
546:
539:
533:
511:
505:
488:
482:
465:
448:
431:
416:
401:
384:
373:Liss, Barbara. "
371:
360:
347:
341:
324:
84:Publication date
29:
22:
869:
868:
864:
863:
862:
860:
859:
858:
829:
828:
827:
822:
763:
757:The Secret Face
744:
645:
639:
587:Knopf Doubleday
577:
572:
571:
561:
559:
555:
554:
550:
541:
540:
536:
522:Wayback Machine
512:
508:
489:
485:
466:
451:
432:
419:
402:
387:
372:
363:
348:
344:
325:
316:
311:
286:
271:
222:
171:Knopf Doubleday
113:Media type
105:
85:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
867:
865:
857:
856:
851:
846:
841:
839:Turkish novels
831:
830:
824:
823:
821:
820:
812:
804:
796:
788:
780:
771:
769:
765:
764:
762:
761:
752:
750:
746:
745:
743:
742:
734:
726:
718:
710:
702:
698:My Name Is Red
694:
686:
682:The Black Book
678:
670:
662:
653:
651:
647:
646:
640:
638:
637:
630:
623:
615:
609:
608:
591:
576:
575:External links
573:
570:
569:
548:
534:
530:Kirkus Reviews
506:
483:
449:
417:
413:Kirkus Reviews
385:
361:
342:
313:
312:
310:
307:
285:
282:
270:
267:
266:
265:
259:
253:
247:
241:
230:Konya Province
226:Mevlut Karatas
221:
218:
205:Kirkus Reviews
146:
145:
143:978-9750830884
140:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
114:
110:
109:
106:
103:
100:
99:
94:
90:
89:
86:
83:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
48:
44:
43:
38:
34:
33:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
866:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
836:
834:
818:
817:
813:
810:
809:
805:
802:
801:
797:
794:
793:
789:
786:
785:
781:
778:
777:
773:
772:
770:
766:
759:
758:
754:
753:
751:
747:
740:
739:
735:
732:
731:
727:
724:
723:
719:
716:
715:
711:
708:
707:
703:
700:
699:
695:
692:
691:
687:
684:
683:
679:
676:
675:
671:
668:
667:
663:
660:
659:
655:
654:
652:
648:
644:
636:
631:
629:
624:
622:
617:
616:
613:
606:
605:
600:
596:
592:
590:
588:
584:
583:
579:
578:
574:
558:
552:
549:
544:
538:
535:
531:
527:
523:
519:
516:
510:
507:
503:
502:
497:
493:
487:
484:
480:
479:
474:
470:
464:
462:
460:
458:
456:
454:
450:
446:
445:
440:
436:
430:
428:
426:
424:
422:
418:
414:
410:
406:
400:
398:
396:
394:
392:
390:
386:
382:
381:
376:
370:
368:
366:
362:
358:
357:
352:
346:
343:
339:
338:
333:
329:
323:
321:
319:
315:
308:
306:
305:
302:and the 2016
301:
296:
293:
289:
283:
281:
278:
274:
268:
263:
260:
257:
254:
251:
248:
245:
242:
239:
235:
231:
227:
224:
223:
219:
217:
215:
214:
208:
206:
202:
201:
196:
195:
189:
187:
183:
178:
176:
172:
168:
164:
163:
158:
154:
153:
144:
141:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
101:
98:
95:
91:
87:
81:
77:
73:
70:
67:
63:
59:
55:
52:
49:
45:
42:
39:
35:
28:
23:
814:
806:
798:
790:
782:
774:
755:
736:
728:
721:
720:
712:
704:
696:
690:The New Life
688:
680:
672:
666:Silent House
664:
656:
602:
589:
580:
560:. Retrieved
551:
537:
509:
501:The Guardian
499:
486:
476:
442:
378:
356:The Guardian
354:
345:
335:
297:
294:
290:
287:
279:
275:
272:
261:
255:
249:
243:
225:
211:
209:
198:
192:
190:
179:
161:
151:
150:
149:
50:
844:2014 novels
768:Non-fiction
643:Orhan Pamuk
562:23 November
167:Orhan Pamuk
41:Orhan Pamuk
833:Categories
749:Screenplay
309:References
220:Characters
60:Ekin Oklap
57:Translator
641:Works by
284:Reception
122:Paperback
75:Publisher
518:Archived
250:Süleyman
186:Anatolia
182:Istanbul
118:Hardback
65:Language
599:Archive
526:Archive
496:Archive
473:Archive
439:Archive
409:Archive
332:Archive
262:Mustafa
157:Turkish
116:Print (
69:Turkish
819:(2012)
811:(2011)
803:(2010)
795:(2007)
787:(2003)
779:(1999)
760:(1992)
741:(2021)
733:(2016)
725:(2014)
717:(2008)
709:(2002)
701:(1998)
693:(1995)
685:(1990)
677:(1985)
669:(1983)
661:(1982)
650:Novels
256:Korkut
244:Rayiha
234:yogurt
120:&
97:Turkey
37:Author
269:Style
129:Pages
706:Snow
564:2023
238:boza
236:and
138:ISBN
108:2015
88:2014
601:).
597:" (
528:).
524:" (
498:).
494:" (
475:).
471:" (
441:).
437:" (
411:).
407:" (
377:."
353:."
334:).
330:" (
835::
585:-
452:^
420:^
388:^
364:^
317:^
159::
634:e
627:t
620:v
566:.
513:"
403:"
349:"
326:"
155:(
124:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
