num_pages: 400
description: A tapestry of Middle East and Islamic culture, by the author of "The White Castle". Galip, an Istanbul lawyer, suspects that his vanished wife is hiding out with her half-brother, a newspaper columnist whose fame Galip envies. Galip plays the part of private investigator, with dire consequences.
language: English
title: The Black Book
titlecomplete: The Black Book
characters: Galip, Celal, Rüya
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Turkish, Contemporary, Turkish Literature, Nobel Prize, Roman, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 11860
places: Istanbul, Turkey
awards: awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Premios Fervenzas Literarias
category: Traducción 
publisher: Faber & Faber