The red-haired woman
Pamuk, Orhan, 1952-2017
Book
On the outskirts of a town thirty miles from Istanbul, a master well digger and his young apprentice are hired to find water on a barren plain. As they struggle in the summer heat, excavating without luck, the two develop a filial bond neither has known before – not the poor middle-aged bachelor nor the middle-class boy whose father disappeared after being arrested for politically subversive activities. The pair come to depend on each other and exchange stories reflecting disparate views of the world. But in the nearby town, where they buy provisions and take their evening break, the boy finds an irresistible diversion: The Red-Haired Woman, an alluring member of a travelling theatre company. She catches his eye and seems as fascinated by him as he is by her. When the young man's wildest dream is realised, in his distraction a horrible accident befalls the well digger and the boy flees, returning to Istanbul. Only years later will he discover whether he was in fact responsible for his master's death and who the redheaded enchantress was.
Main title:
The red-haired woman / Orhan Pamuk ; [translated by Yapi Kredi Yayinlari].
Author:
Pamuk, Orhan, 1952-, authorYayinlari, Yapi Kredi, translator
Work:
Imprint:
[London] Hamish Hamilton an imprint of Penguin Books, 2017.
Collation:
253 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Published in Australia by Penguin Random House Australia Pty Ltd, 2017"--Title page verso.Originally published in Turkey as Kırmızı saçlı kadın by Yapi Kredi Yayinlari, Istanbul, in 2016.Translated from the Turkish.
Awards:
Nobel Prize winner.
ISBN:
9781926428826 (pbk)192642882X (pbk)
Dewey class:
894.3533
Language:
English
Added title:
Related title:
The Red-Haired Woman [ebook]
Subject:
BRN:
455538
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | Fiction | PAMU | On loan - Due: 27 Jun 2026 |