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.
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'A glorious flight of dark, fantastic invention . . . It offers many pleasures, Gothic, Borgesian and other, the best of which is a vision of Istanbul as a city of sinister complexity.' Patrick McGrath -- *******
'One of the freshest, most original voices in contemporary fiction.' -- Independent on Sunday
'Quite wonderful . . . It is a fiction which tackles, again and again, the question of Turkey's shaky cultural identity.' -- Times Literary Supplement
'Up there with the best of Eco, Calvino, Borges and Marquez.' -- Observer
The Black Book is Orhan Pamuk's hugely acclaimed novel, published in a beautiful new paperback edition.
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