Posted on 21/08/04
Snow falling on seekers
Snow By Orhan PamukTranslated by Maureen FreelyKnopf, 426 pages, $38Whether he likes it or not, Orhan Pamuk's novels are gaining geopolitical significance. European Union MPs cite Pamuk -- the Istanbul-based writer whose novel My Name is Red won the prestigious and bountiful IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2003 -- as hope for Turkey's eventual EU membership. And, at a recent NATO summit, President George W. Bush corralled some of Pamuk's statements into a speech about how Islam is ripe for democracy.
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