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Reading “My Name is Red”: Unveiling a Masterpiece
By Esra Almas.
Published by The International Journal of the Humanities
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| Article: Print | $US10.00 | |
| Article: Electronic | $US5.00 |
Set in the Istanbul of 1591, My Name is Red (1998, 2001) by the 2006 Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk tells a story of love and murder around a secret book of miniature paintings. Winner of the IMPAC 2003 and considered Pamuk’s masterpiece on masterpieces, the novel is a treatise on Islamic art, a historical novel that reflects the sixteenth century Istanbul, and a romance that reflects the forgotten art of miniature painting. Using masterpiece as a concept to frame the novel, this study sheds light on the new perspectives the novel offers on both the concept, but also on the East - West encounters that Pamuk’s work is associated with.
| Keywords: | Framing, Masterpiece, Cultural Analysis, Turkish Literature, East/West Encounters |
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The International Journal of the Humanities, Volume 5, Issue 7, pp.155-160. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 532.050KB).
Esra Almas
Lecturer and PhD Student, The University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS