Snow by Orhan Pamuk

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Snow by Orhan Pamuk

Has anyone read/heard of this book? i get updates everynow and then from the university bookstore here in cairo and this was one of the books on the list and the only description they gave was:

"a startling new novel by the author of My Name is Red. It was quite controversial in Turkey angering both Islamists and westernised Turks when it came out, selling over 100,000 copies in Turkish."

just wanted to know if it's worth buying and reading... any opinions?

sheepshank
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I tried to read My Name Is Red but I'm afraid I had to give up out of boredom. I got a fair way in, hoping for the best, but it was so turgid. [%sig%]
Rokkitnite
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Snow is in the ink office at the moment, Nancy. I wanted to review it but it got purloined. Apparently it's superb, but it's not out yet.
nancy
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Rokkit... ink office? i guess best i can do is take myself down to there and flip through it and see if it's something i want to buy.. books are pretty expensive here and snow in particular costs ₤150 for some reason.. thanks :)
Rokkitnite
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I tried to get the free review copy but someone else wanted it. Sorry Nancy. If they change their mind I'll nab it and post it to you. ;o)
nancy
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lol.. thanks Rokkit.. but i know myself.. if i feel that the book is remotely interesting i'll end up buying it.. so i'm probably going to pick it up at the right after i get paid so it doesnt seem like that much money.. :)
Mykle
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Hi nancy, a hundred and fifty pounds??? Is this some sort of Egyptian pound? I've seen it offered on the 'Net for $26 which is about a tenth of what you say it will cost you! By the way I did a search on MSN and it's nice to know that ABC is so well thought of : Results 1-15 of about 274 containing "Snow by Orhan Pamuk" WEB PAGES - ABOUT Orhan Pamuk Discussion ... by Pamuk, Orhan. Released 08/1994. Snow. by Orhan Pamuk. Released 08/2004 ... www.gnooks.com/discussion/orhan+pamuk.html Snow - ESL Reviews - UsingEnglish.com ... Snow. See Larger Image. Book. by Orhan Pamuk. List Price: $26.00 ... www.usingenglish.com/amazon/us/0375406972.html Amazon.co.uk: Books: My Name Is Red My Name Is Red, Orhan Pamuk, Faber and Faber www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0571200478 Faber & Faber ff ... Pamuk's seventh novel, Snow, is published by Faber in April 2004. Read more about Orhan Pamuk by clicking here. ... www.faber.co.uk/xview_article.cgi?article_id=244 ABCtales.com : : Discuss writing from elsewhere ... Snow by Orhan Pamuk. nancy. 2. 04-21-04 23:10 ... phorum.abctales.com/list.php?f=5&r=1 Amazon.co.uk: Welcome Find, shop for and buy welcome at Amazon.co.uk www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=your_associates_id&plac... [%sig%]
nancy
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Mykle.. yeah that's egyptian currency not british.. so that's only about ₤13 british.. but with standard of living/exchange rate etc etc.. books are pretty expensive here..
Peter Wild
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It's reviewed on Bookmunch at the minute (and sounds much like Pamuk's previous stuff): dense and difficult in other words . . . www.bookmunch.co.uk
mert
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Hi everybody! We almost read russian and europan clasics in our childrood.Today something chanced. I hope the all words childs know turkish writters !Maybe ,but this idea and tought about this very nice ! bye now.
Mete
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I read it. It is not the best book of Pamuk. Red was so difficult to read but Snow is not. If you want to meet with O. Pamuk the first book you should read The New Life or The Black Book.
serdar
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I have read "My name is Red" and at the begining it can look so boredom but if you insist to read you will see differency of novel. it is better than "snow", belive me! best regards.
Annabel
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I am just reading Snow at the moment, a little late, it must be said. I have not finished it yet but am enjoying it very much. Pamuk is fantastic.
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