A Strangeness in My Mind
Written by Orhan Pamuk
Narrated by John Lee
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At a family wedding Mevlut catches sight of a girl with whom he falls in love. After a secret courtship of letters passed via his cousin, she agrees to elope with him, and on a dark night the two come together for the first time. As they rush to catch a train to Istanbul, Mevlut realises he has been misled. But the die is cast, and the situation will determine the rest of his days.
Over the next four decades in Istanbul, Mevlut works various jobs to support his loving wife and family; work that gives him a special perspective on his rapidly changing city and the people who live there. And every evening he walks the streets, selling his wares and dreaming his dreams.
Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk is the author of such novels as The New Life, The Black Book, My Name Is Red and The White Castle. He has won numerous international awards, including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006. He lives with his wife and daughter in Istanbul.
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- Bernadette RichardsRating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Riveting, full of patos and batos . Characters evocative humanity will stay with the reader. A master storyteller. I fell in Love with the city its customs and traditions. A great history lesson.