It is also an example of what has been a popular genre in recent decades: the historical mystery.' - John Mullan, The Guardian

'This is a novel of ideas and a meditation on how east and west might meet.

(.) Dieser Roman ist ein wunderbar reiches Stück Weltliteratur.' - Ernst Osterkamp, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Pamuks verwirrend schöner Roman erzählt deshalb, wie fast jeder gute Kriminalroman, zugleich eine wunderbare Liebesgeschichte. 'Rot ist freilich auch die Farbe der Liebe.For its theme is a clash of cultures - between a religious tradition which subordinates man to God, and a new-fangled individualism which places man at the centre of the universe.' - The Economist 'It is an enlightening, though eerie, experience to read this book at the present moment.But no writer as elusive as Pamuk can write an uninteresting book, and as a meditation on art, in particular, My Name Is Red is exquisitely subtle, demanding and repaying the closest attention.' - Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph In a lesser novel this would be a terminal flaw. 'Less forgivable, however, is the fact that his various suspects are insufficiently differentiated from each other, so that in the end we simply don't care who the murderer is.'While My Name Is Red has a many-layered plot - including a murder mystery and a love story - its thematic value is threefold: to provide a glimpse into an Islamic society, to understand the global tensions that exist when one empire waxes while another wanes, and to point out the cyclical nature of history.' - Char Simons, Christian Science Monitor.Impressed, and quite a few find it absolutely brilliant International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner, 2003.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs.

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