Orhan Pamuk shares title of new book

Türkiye’s Nobel-winning author Orhan Pamuk

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# 12 September 2022 10:33 (UTC +04:00)

Türkiye’s Nobel-winning author Orhan Pamuk has unveiled the name of his upcoming new book: The Card Players, APA reports citing Anadolu Agency.

It revolves around a group of characters who start off playing with cards from around the world and decide to make their own sets, Pamuk said at a press meet at his Museum of Innocence in Istanbul on Friday.

“While the protagonists talk among themselves at some point in the story, they say, ‘Why don’t we make a local of this? Let’s make the Sultan (Padisah in Turkish) instead of the king. Let’s make a lady (Hanim in Turkish) instead of a queen,” he explained.

“How they produce the playing cards is the story of my novel, but I also make those playing cards. This time we’re not creating a museum but playing cards,” he added.

Pamuk’s latest offering shares its name with a famous series of paintings by French post-Impressionist artist Paul Cezanne depicting workmen playing cards.

His last book Veba Geceleri (Nights of Plague), was published in Turkish last year in March and is expected to be released in English this October.

His books, My Name Is Red and Snow, rank as the most translated and read Turkish works in history, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006.

Pamuk, 70, is also known for his drawings corresponding to his books, some of which can be seen at the Museum of Innocence.

The museum, which opened its doors in 2012, is modeled around his heart-wrenching 2008 novel of the same name.

Pamuk personally designed each of the museum’s 83 cabinets as “paintings” referencing different parts of the book.

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