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The naive and the sentimental novelist

Paperback • 2011 • English • 1. edition

The naive and the sentimental novelist: essays

By Orhan Pamuk

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About the book

What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a novel create its unique effects, so distinct from those of a painting, a film, or a poem? In this inspired, thoughtful, deeply personal book, Turkey's Nobel Prize winner explores the art of writing, and takes us into the worlds of the reader and the writer, revealing their intimate connections. Pamuk draws on Friedrich Schiller's famous distinction between "naive" poets-who write spontaneously, serenely, unselfconsciously-and "sentiment...Show more

Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Literary essays

Book details

ISBN

9780571275915

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2011

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The naive and the sentimental novelist

Format

Paperback

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Den naive og den sentimentale romanforfatteren

Den naive og den sentimentale romanforfatteren

Hardcover · 2013

The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist

The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist

Paperback · 2016

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1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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