He has briefly returned to Turkey where he met an old friend, a newspaper editor. The hero is Ka (the initials of his name), a poet who has lived in exile in Germany for political reasons. The story is told by Orhan Pamuk who is both narrator but also, at the end, a character, as he goes to Kars to gather information about the events in the novel, which he will then turn into the novel we are reading. Indeed, it even snows in the small part of the novel set in Germany. And, during most of the novel, it snows, cutting off the city of Kars from the rest of Turkey. The hero is called Ka, similar in sound to kar, the Turkish for snow. The story is set in Kars, whose name means snow. What could be better than a post-modernist sad love story which bravely confronts the issues of Islamic fundamentalism, Western influence and the role of women in modern Turkey? Once again Pamuk produces a masterpiece and one that probably led to his getting the Nobel Prize and, frankly, this is one of the occasions when the Nobel Prize Committee actually got it right.Īs the title implies, snow is key here and, no, not as a name for heroin. Highly recommended.Home » Turkey » Orhan Pamuk » Kar (Snow) Orhan Pamuk: Kar (Snow) It is a must-read for anyone interested in Turkish literature or the history of the Ottoman Empire.
Overall, Nights of Plague is an excellent novel that captures the beauty and tragedy of life in the 16th century Ottoman Empire.
The characters are well-developed and the plot is engaging and suspenseful. He paints a vivid picture of the city’s inhabitants and their struggles to survive the plague and the political turmoil. Pamuk takes us on a journey through the city, exploring its history, culture, and customs. The novel is beautifully written, with a vivid and detailed description of the city and its people. As Istem navigates his new life, he must confront the ravages of the plague that is sweeping through the city, as well as the political and religious turmoil that is tearing the city apart. Set in the 16th century Ottoman Empire, the novel follows the story of a young man, Istem, who is forced to flee his home and seek refuge in the city of Istanbul. Nights of Plague is an epic novel by Orhan Pamuk, a renowned Turkish author and Nobel Prize winner.
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