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The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist: Understanding What Happens When We Write and Read Novels

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Penned By Orhan Pamuk
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The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist: Understanding What Happens When We Write and Read Novels

Saf ve Düşünceli Romancı

Penned By Orhan Pamuk
4.85 22,870 Ratings
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What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a writer create its unique effects? In this thoughtful and deeply personal book, Orhan Pamuk takes us into the worlds of the writer and reader, revealing their intimate connections.How is it that novels conjure landscapes so vivid they can make the here-and-now fade away, and characters so complex we feel we know them beyond the page? With Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Stendhal, Flaubert and Proust as companions, Pamuk considers the ‘sweet illusion’ of the fictional world, and the hold it exerts upon us. Anyone who has known the pleasure of becoming immersed in a novel will enjoy, and learn from, this perceptive and enchanting book.

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Length 200 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Faber and Faber
Released November 1, 2010
Identifier (ISBN) 10825576
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Orhan Pamuk is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Orhan Pamuk can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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