Orhan Pamuk

ListJun 11, 2026

i'm just sitting on the shelf

books i own in hardcopy but have yet to finish or even open. some bought some loaned some gifted. updated 2026-07-21

ReviewNov 19, 2025

Hoja & Köle Go to White Castle

Superficially, The White Castle tells the story of a nameless Venetian narrator who is captured at sea, enslaved, and taken to the Ottoman empire. He is eventually given to a man who is his doppelgänger, known only in the text as “Hoja” (or master). The narra…

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