brief introduction Orhan Pamuk's first historical novel, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. A group of pirates, an Ottoman pasha, and an oriental astrologer jointly interpret a fable about the identity of the East and the West. The young Venetian scholar was taken captive to Istanbul and became a slave to Hoja the Turk.The two actually look alike.Over time, they are even more familiar with each other's life history and living habits than each other.They teamed up to deal with a plague that swept across Turkey, Hoja was promoted to the astrologer of the palace, and the Venetians became the sultan's confidant.They also invented a weapon of war for the Sultan to use against Poland and its Western allies.The arms went into battle during the siege of the "White Castle", and of course, they inevitably failed.At this time, the two of them were under the shadow of the castle. In the thick fog, Hoja chose to escape and ran to his imaginary city Venice, and the Venetian stayed behind as a stand-in to continue Hoja's life...

is an imaginative book that explores ideas of identity and cultural difference, East meets West, and Turkey's sometimes apparently unknown parts of the world map. About the Author Orhan Pamuk (1952-) Pamuk is considered to be one of the most outstanding novelists in contemporary Europe and an internationally renowned giant of Turkish literature.Born in Istanbul, studied Architecture at Istanbul Technical University.He was awarded the German Book Industry Peace Prize in 2005 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006.His works have been translated into more than 40 languages.Among them, Pamuk published his first historical novel in 1985, which made him famous all over the world.This book won the 1990 American Foreign Fiction Independent Award.

related comment A fitting and exotic work.It brilliantly reconciles what Mr Pamuk thinks is too assertive a West with a Middle East that is too conformist.In an instant, the two sides met. --"New York Times" is a masterpiece, not because it evokes the era, but because it explores personal mythology, and because Pamuk packs such thoughtfulness into such a simple story.  --"Guardian" Where the cold air and hot air meet in the sky, rain will inevitably fall; where the cold and warm currents meet in the ocean, fish will multiply; the collision of multiple cultures in human society will always produce excellent writers and excellent works .Therefore, it can be said that there was the city of Istanbul before Pamuk's novels.

——Mo Yan "As good as Calvino, Eco, Borges, Marquez."  ——The Observer "A masterpiece, not because it evokes the era, but because it is an inquiry into personal mythology, and because Pamuk packs such thoughtfulness into such a simple story." --"Guardian" "A fitting and exotic work on the pain of introspection. And for the length of a novel, it brilliantly reconciles what Mr. Pamuk thinks is too assertive a West with a too conformist Middle East." In an instant, the two sides met."  ——The New York Times "Orhan Pamuk's excellent novel on foreign influences...provides us with a sober and elegant angle on the consequences of cultural fusion. Following Calvino's lead, but in terms of technique and point of view, he The closest writer is Kazuo Ishiguro." 

——The Independent "A new star has risen from the east - Orhan Pamuk. A novel of the rare genius of a complete and self-sufficient world...[He] is a man with the wit and narrative vitality of Shehrashad A good storyteller."  ——The New York Times "Elegant and influential... It is not too much to compare Kafka and Calvino; their seriousness, elegance and sensitivity are evident everywhere." —— "The Independent"