Snow by Orhan Pamuk
The year is 1992. Ka, a poet and political exile, returns to Turkey as a journalist, assigned to investigate troubling reports of suicide in the small and mysterious city of Kars on the Turkish border. The snow is falling fast as he arrives, and soon all roads are closed.
There's a 'suicide epidemic' amongst young religious women forbidden to wear their headscarves. Islamists are poised to win the local elections and Ka is falling in love with the beautiful and radiant Ipek, now recently divorced.
Amid blanketing snowfall and universal suspicion, he finds himself pursued by terrorism in a city wasting away under the shadow of Europe. In the midst of growing religious and political violence, the stage is set for a terrible and desperate act ...
Touching, slyly comic, and humming with cerebral suspense, Snow evokes the spiritual fragility of the non-Western world, its ambivalence about the godless West, and its fury.
"A novel of profound relevance to our present moment". - The Times
Format: Paperback | 448 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.7 x 2.4 | 292g
Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0571218318
ISBN13: 9780571218318
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including minor scuff marks and minor creasing along the edges, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.