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Youslewamanandthenfelloutwithoneanotherconcerninghim.
—Koran,TheCow.
Theblindandtheseeingarenotequal.
—Koran,TheCreator.
ToGodbelongstheEastandtheWest.
Unlikemanyofhischaracters,OrhanPamukhasneverlivedbeyondthecitywherehewasborn,butinacitylikeIstanbultherearealreadyhundredsoflifetimesofstoriesyettobetold.Still,atthebridgebetweenEuropeandAsiaitcanseemthatalmostmuchofthefarawayworldshasalreadypassedthroughthesefamousnarrows,andtracesstilllaycollectinginthecitiesByzantinealleyways.MyNameIsRedisaruminatingmysteryhauntedbylove,art,religion,andpolitics.Itisinfusedwithcultures,legends,historyandphilosophythatalldriftthroughthenarrativelikewispsofsmoke.Thetenseinterplaybetweenancienttraditionsandhumanpassionsisbrilliantlyillustratedthroughintersectingstoriesofpainting,romance,faith,andmurder.Slowly,piecebypiece,avarietyofhighlysubjectivefirst-personnarratorsbuildthestoryoutofbeguilingdialogueandenchantingtangents.Fascinatingly,thefragmentsallbegintofoldinuponeachother,graduallyfusingintoasingledramaticconclusion.Desolatewinterintheancientcityprofusewithrichtexturesanddisparatevoicesestolifewiththepassion,melancholyandelegant,evocativeplexityofanArabesqueilluminationorByzantinemosaic.
作者:奥尔罕·帕慕克
翻译:Erda?M.G?knar
标签:MyNameisRed奥尔罕·帕慕克