"Many years have now gone by, and jealousy compels me to keep her name a secret, even from my readers. But I must provide a full and truthful account of what happened."It is mid-1980s Istanbul and Master Mahmut and his apprentice use ancient methods to dig wells - they are desperate to find water in a barren land. This is the tale of their struggle, but it is also a deeper investigation - through mesmerising stories and images - into Pamuk's prevailing themes: fathers and sons, the state and individual freedom, reading and seeing. It is also a richly literary work: The Red-Haired Woman borrows from the tradition of the French conte philosophique and asks probing questions of ethics and of the role of art in our lives. It is both a short, realist text investigating a murder which took place thirty years ago near Istanbul - and a fictional inquiry into the literary foundations of civilizations, comparing two fundamental myths of the West and the East respectively: Sophocles's Oedipus Rex (a story of patricide) and Ferdowsi's tale of Rostam and Sohrab (a story of filicide).The Red-Haired Woman is a masterful and mesmerising work which further confirms Orhan Pamuk as one of our greatest novelists.

From the Nobel Prize winner and best-selling author of Snow and My Name Is Red, a fable of fathers and sons and the desires that come between them. On the outskirts of a town thirty miles from Istanbul, a master well digger and his young apprentice are hired to find water on a barren plain. As they struggle in the summer heat, excavating meter by meter, the two will develop a filial bond neither has known before - not the poor middle-aged bachelor nor the middle-class boy whose father disappeared after being arrested for politically subversive activities. The pair will come to depend on each other and exchange stories reflecting disparate views of the world. But in the nearby town, where they buy provisions and take their evening break, the boy will find an irresistible diversion. The Red-Haired Woman, an alluring member of a travelling theatre company, catches his eye and seems as fascinated by him as he is by her. The young mans wildest dream will be realized, but, when in his distraction a horrible accident befalls the well digger, the boy will flee, returning to Istanbul. Only years later will he discover whether he was in fact responsible for his masters death and who the redheaded enchantress was.

"Many years have now gone by, and jealousy compels me to keep her name a secret, even from my readers. But I must provide a full and truthful account of what happened."It is mid-1980s Istanbul and Master Mahmut and his apprentice use ancient methods to dig wells - they are desperate to find water in a barren land. This is the tale of their struggle, but it is also a deeper investigation - through mesmerising stories and images - into Pamuk's prevailing themes: fathers and sons, the state and individual freedom, reading and seeing. It is also a richly literary work: The Red-Haired Woman borrows from the tradition of the French conte philosophique and asks probing questions of ethics and of the role of art in our lives. It is both a short, realist text investigating a murder which took place thirty years ago near Istanbul - and a fictional inquiry into the literary foundations of civilizations, comparing two fundamental myths of the West and the East respectively: Sophocles's Oedipus Rex (a story of patricide) and Ferdowsi's tale of Rostam and Sohrab (a story of filicide).The Red-Haired Woman is a masterful and mesmerising work which further confirms Orhan Pamuk as one of our greatest novelists.

From the Nobel Prize winner and best-selling author of Snow and My Name Is Red, a fable of fathers and sons and the desires that come between them. On the outskirts of a town thirty miles from Istanbul, a master well digger and his young apprentice are hired to find water on a barren plain. As they struggle in the summer heat, excavating without luck meter by meter, the two will develop a filial bond neither has known before--not the poor middle-aged bachelor nor the middle-class boy whose father disappeared after being arrested for politically subversive activities. The pair will come to depend on each other and exchange stories reflecting disparate views of the world. But in the nearby town, where they buy provisions and take their evening break, the boy will find an irresistible diversion. The Red-Haired Woman, an alluring member of a travelling theatre company, catches his eye and seems as fascinated by him as he is by her. The young man's wildest dream will be realized, but, when in his distraction a horrible accident befalls the well digger, the boy will flee, returning to Istanbul. Only years later will he discover whether he was in fact responsible for his master's death and who the redheaded enchantress was. A beguiling mystery tale of family and romance, of east and west, tradition and modernity, by one of the great storytellers of our time.

From the Nobel Prize winner and best-selling author of Snow and My Name Is Red, a fable of fathers and sons and the desires that come between them. On the outskirts of a town thirty miles from Istanbul, a master well digger and his young apprentice are hired to find water on a barren plain. As they struggle in the summer heat, excavating meter by meter, the two will develop a filial bond neither has known before - not the poor middle-aged bachelor nor the middle-class boy whose father disappeared after being arrested for politically subversive activities. The pair will come to depend on each other and exchange stories reflecting disparate views of the world. But in the nearby town, where they buy provisions and take their evening break, the boy will find an irresistible diversion. The Red-Haired Woman, an alluring member of a travelling theatre company, catches his eye and seems as fascinated by him as he is by her. The young mans wildest dream will be realized, but, when in his distraction a horrible accident befalls the well digger, the boy will flee, returning to Istanbul. Only years later will he discover whether he was in fact responsible for his masters death and who the redheaded enchantress was.

"Many years have now gone by, and jealousy compels me to keep her name a secret, even from my readers. But I must provide a full and truthful account of what happened."It is mid-1980s Istanbul and Master Mahmut and his apprentice use ancient methods to dig wells - they are desperate to find water in a barren land. This is the tale of their struggle, but it is also a deeper investigation - through mesmerising stories and images - into Pamuk's prevailing themes: fathers and sons, the state and individual freedom, reading and seeing. It is also a richly literary work: The Red-Haired Woman borrows from the tradition of the French conte philosophique and asks probing questions of ethics and of the role of art in our lives. It is both a short, realist text investigating a murder which took place thirty years ago near Istanbul - and a fictional inquiry into the literary foundations of civilizations, comparing two fundamental myths of the West and the East respectively: Sophocles's Oedipus Rex (a story of patricide) and Ferdowsi's tale of Rostam and Sohrab (a story of filicide).The Red-Haired Woman is a masterful and mesmerising work which further confirms Orhan Pamuk as one of our greatest novelists.

'Many years have now gone by, and jealousy compels me to keep her name a secret, even from my readers. But I must provide a full and truthful account of what happened.' A studious young man spends a summer helping a master well-digger search for water on a barren plain. As the two struggle in the summer heat, they develop a filial bond neither has known before. In the nearby town where they spend their evenings, a travelling theatre group has come to stay. The young man is fascinated by the Red-Haired Woman, an alluring member of the troupe, and their brief but intense love affair drives everything else from his mind. But in his distraction, a horrible accident occurs, which will haunt him for thirty years. Until he decides to track down the Red-Haired Woman and finally understand the fallout from that unforgettable summer…

Sherlock Holmes and the faithful Dr Watson are featured here in a series of twelve of their earliest cases. They include A Scandal in Bohemia where, uniquely, Holmes is outwitted - by a beautiful woman; The Red-Headed League, which begins with a bizarre newspaper advertisement for red-haired men; and The Adventure of the Speckled Band, in which the great ' detective traces a sinister whistling sound to its lethal source. First published month by month in The Strand magazine (1891-1892), the stories are illustrated by Sidney Paget, who created the image of Holmes in his signature deerstalker hat and Inverness cape

Sherlock Holmes and the faithful Dr Watson are featured here in a series of twelve of their earliest cases. They include A Scandal in Bohemia where, uniquely, Holmes is outwitted - by a beautiful woman; The Red-Headed League, which begins with a bizarre newspaper advertisement for red-haired men; and The Adventure of the Speckled Band, in which the great detective traces a sinister whistling sound to its lethal source. First published month by month in The Strand magazine (1891-1892), the stories are illustrated by Sidney Paget, who created the image of Holmes in his signature deerstalker hat and Inverness cape.

Молодой журналист Керим решил расследовать серию странных самоубийств молодых девушек провинциального городка Карс. Но город превратился в ловушку - снег завалил все дороги, и ехать не может никто... Роман Орхана Памука - это попытка осмыслить жизнь современной Турции, ее взаимоотношения с Западом и самоидентификацию.

Молодой журналист Керим решил расследовать серию странных самоубийств молодых девушек провинциального городка Карс. Но город превратился в ловушку - снег завалил все дороги и уехать не может никто... Новый роман Орхана Памука - это попытка осмыслить жизнь современной Турции, ее взаимоотношения с Западом и самоидентификацию. Переводчик: А. С. Аврутина.

Действие романа "Снег", однако, развивается в небольшом провинциальном городке, куда прибывает молодой поэт в поисках разгадки причин гибели нескольких молодых девушек, покончивших с собой. Здесь, будто на краю земли, обитает совсем другой народ, исповедующий строгие религиозные правила. Отрезанный от целого мира необъятными белыми пространствами, занесенный по крыши снегами, городок и не думает дремать, а напротив — внимательно следит за каждым шагом незваного гостя из столицы...

Орхан Памук — известный турецкий писатель, обладатель многочисленных национальных и международных премий, в числе которых Нобелевская премия по литературе за "поиск души своего меланхолического города". В самом деле, действие почти всех романов писателя происходит в Стамбуле, городе загадочном и прекрасном, пережившем высочайший расцвет и печальные сумерки упадка. Действие романа "Снег", однако, развивается в небольшом провинциальном городке, куда прибывает молодой поэт в поисках разгадки причин гибели нескольких молодых девушек, покончивших с собой. Здесь, будто на краю земли, обитает совсем другой народ, исповедующий строгие религиозные правила. Отрезанный от целого мира необъятными белыми пространствами, занесенный по крыши снегами, городок и не думает дремать, а напротив — внимательно следит за каждым шагом незваного гостя... В настоящем издании роман печатается в новой редакции.

Орхан Памук — известный турецкий писатель, обладатель многочисленных национальных и международных премий, в числе которых Нобелевская премия по литературе за «поиск души своего меланхолического города». В самом деле, действие почти всех романов писателя происходит в Стамбуле, городе загадочном и прекрасном, пережившем высочайший расцвет и печальные сумерки упадка. Действие романа «Снег», однако, развивается в небольшом провинциальном городке, куда прибывает молодой поэт в поисках разгадки причин гибели нескольких молодых девушек, покончивших ссобой. Здесь, будто на краю земли, обитает совсем другой народ, исповедующий строгие религиозные правила. Отрезанный от остального мира необъятными белыми пространствами, занесенный по крыши снегами, городок и не думает дремать, а напротив — внимательно следит за каждым шагом незваного гостя...

Действие романа «Снег», однако, развивается в небольшом провинциальном городке, куда прибывает молодой поэт в поисках разгадки причин гибели нескольких молодых девушек, покончивших с собой. Здесь, будто на краю земли, обитает совсем другой народ, исповедующий строгие религиозные правила. Отрезанный от целого мира необъятными белыми пространствами, занесенный по крыши снегами, городок и не думает дремать, а напротив — внимательно следит за каждым шагом незваного гостя из столицы...

Орхан Памук — известный турецкий писатель, обладатель многочисленных национальных и международных премий, в числе которых Нобелевская премия по литературе за "поиск души своего меланхолического города". В самом деле, действие почти всех романов писателя происходит в Стамбуле, городе загадочном и прекрасном, пережившем высочайший расцвет и печальные сумерки упадка.Действие романа "Снег", однако, развивается в небольшом провинциальном городке, куда прибывает молодой поэт в поисках разгадки причин гибели нескольких молодых девушек, покончивших с собой. Здесь, будто на краю земли, обитает совсем другой народ, исповедующий строгие религиозные правила. Отрезанный от целого мира необъятными белыми пространствами, занесенный по крыши снегами, городок и не думает дремать, а напротив — внимательно следит за каждым шагом незваного гостя.