num_pages: 417
description: From one of the most important and acclaimed writers at work today, a thrilling new novel—part murder mystery, part love story—set amid the perils of religious repression in sixteenth-century Istanbul.When the Sultan commissions a great book to celebrate his royal self and his extensive dominion, he directs Enishte Effendi to assemble a cadre of the most acclaimed artists in the land. 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, and no one in the elite circle can know the full scope or nature of the project. Panic erupts when one of the chosen miniaturists disappears, and the Sultan demands answers within three days. The only clue to the mystery—or crime?—lies in the half-finished illuminations themselves. Has an avenging angel discovered the blasphemous work? Or is a jealous contender for the hand of Enishte’s ravishing daughter, the incomparable Shekure, somehow to blame?Orhan Pamuk’s My Name Is Red is at once a fantasy and a philosophical puzzle, a kaleidoscopic journey to the intersection of art, religion, love, sex, and power.(front flap)
language: English
title: My Name Is Red
titlecomplete: My Name Is Red
characters: Kara, Enişte Efendi, Hasan (My Name is Red), Üstat Osman Efendi, Şevket, Leylek, Kelebek, Zeytin, Orhan, Zarif, Şeküre, Esther (My name is red)
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Turkish, Historical, Turkish Literature, Nobel Prize, Historical Fiction, Art, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 55060
places: Istanbul, Turkey
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: Knopf