The White Castle

Name: The White Castle
Author: Orhan Pamuk

by Orhan Pamuk

Seventeenth-century allegory of a Christian scholar and Ottoman slave bound by fate

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Orhan Pamuk

Turkish Nobel laureate whose novels weave together Istanbul's history, Islamic tradition, and European influences. My Name Is Red and Snow are his most celebrated works, exploring the tensions between East and West in Turkish identity.

More by Orhan Pamuk

My Name Is RedMurder mystery woven through Istanbul's art world, told in interrogative fragments
SnowPolitical turmoil and personal history collide in a snowbound Anatolian city
The Black BookIstanbul's underworld unveiled through the eyes of a man lost in the city
The Museum of InnocenceMan's obsessive love for a woman told through museum visits and lost innocence
Istanbul: Memories and the CityPersonal meditation on the author's native city and its cultural identity