Silent House
novel by Pamuk
Also known as: “Sessiz ev”
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Silent House (1983) is a novel by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006. The novel uses multiple narrators to tell the story of a family gathering on the eve of the 1980 Turkish military coup. Pamuk's works often explore Turkish identity and history, blending traditional Islamic culture with a Western outlook. His novels have gained international acclaim for their examination of the clash and interlacing of cultures, particularly in relation to his native city of Istanbul.1
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