The red-haired woman / Orhan Pamuk ; translated from the Turkish by Ekin Oklap.

Author/creator Pamuk, Orhan, 1952- author.
Other author Oklap, Ekin translator.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Description253 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleKırmızı saçlı kadın. English
Abstract 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 meter by meter, the two will 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 will 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 will find an irresistible diversion. The Red Haired women, an irresistibly alluring member of a travelling theatre company, catches his eye and seems as fascinated by him as he is by her. The young man's wildest dream will be realized, but, when in his distraction, a horrible accident befalls the well-digger, the boy will flee, 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. A beguiling mystery tale of family and romance, of east and west, tradition and modernity.-- Provided by publisher.
LanguageTranslated from the Turkish.
Issued in other formOnline version: Pamuk, Orhan, 1952- author. Red-haired woman New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017 9780451494436
Genre/formMystery fiction.
Genre/formDetective and mystery fiction.
Genre/formDetective and mystery fiction.
LCCN 2016057733
ISBN9780451494429 (hardcover)
ISBN0451494423 (hardcover)

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Joyner General Stacks PL248 .P34 K5713 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold