Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

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Literary Form

novels

Main title

The red-haired woman

Responsibility statement

Orhan Pamuk ; translated from the Turkish by Ekin Oklap

Summary

On the outskirts of a town 30 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 metre by metre, 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 Woman, an alluring member of a travelling theatre company, catches his eye and seems as fascinated by him as he is by her

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