num_pages: 417
description: At once a fiendishly devious mystery, a beguiling love story, and a brilliant symposium on the power of art, My Name Is Red is a transporting tale set amid the splendor and religious intrigue of sixteenth-century Istanbul, from one of the most prominent contemporary Turkish writers.The Sultan has commissioned a cadre of the most acclaimed artists in the land to create a great book celebrating the glories of his realm. Their task: to illuminate the work in the European style. But because figurative art can be deemed an affront to Islam, this commission is a dangerous proposition indeed. The ruling elite therefore mustn’t know the full scope or nature of the project, and panic erupts when one of the chosen miniaturists disappears. The only clue to the mystery–or crime? –lies in the half-finished illuminations themselves. Part fantasy and part philosophical puzzle, My Name is Red is a kaleidoscopic journey to the intersection of art, religion, love, sex and power.
language: English
title: My Name Is Red
titlecomplete: My Name Is Red
characters: Şevket, Orhan, Enişte Efendi, Şeküre, Leylek, Üstat Osman Efendi, Kelebek, Zeytin, Hasan (My Name is Red), Zarif, Esther (My name is red), Kara
genres: Art, Historical Fiction, Turkish, Nobel Prize, Historical, Novels, Turkish Literature, Literature, Mystery, Fiction
ratings_count: 55060
places: Turkey, Istanbul
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Magnesia Litera
category: Translation (Litera za překladovou knihu), awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Premio Grinzane Cavour
category: Narrativa Straniera, awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: UBL Literary Award
category: Urdu Translation, awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Metų verstinė knyga, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Vintage