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Benim adm krmz (Cagdas Turkce edebiyat) (Turkish Edition)

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This an incredible history of the painters when the drawing were assumed to be a big sin in Islamic world of Istanbul. These paintings and painters disappeared years and years ago but the writer insist on to take the readers to their times and places under a cover of a criminal story.
A different taste of forgetten and unknown painters and their two dimensional lifes.

"Benim adim kirmizi" is Pamuk's masterpiece. The book is a tasty amalgamation of intrigue, mystery, suspense, art and history. One can basically enter from the door Pamuk opens and walk till the end without losing pace. On the other hand there are some similarities between Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose" and this book. Dedicated readers will notice the parallel storylines and style. In any case "Benim adim kirmizi" is a must for everyone who likes a complex story woven into history with striking details.

This book is about the ancient eastern miniature and its unique philosophy.The Ottoman Sultan orders a group of miniaturists pictures that has western style.In 16th century such a thing is considered to be against Islam and eastern art philosophy.The artists find theirselves in contradiction and under the threat of fundemantalists.Then one of them is killed and the story takes a turn. The story which is rahter holmes style is brilliant.But what makes this novel a masterpiece is the sufi art philosophy and western art clash.Beautifully designed.Everyone should read it.You can't yet find it in english but I predict that it will soon be translated.