Distilled through Pamuk’s memory, the story of Istanbul is recounted as it relates to the author’s own life. Pamuk’s Istanbul might disappoint those looking for a guidebook, as he does not fill his book with a conventional history of the city, nor does he equip the reader with a list of tourist attractions and landmarks. The city plays a leading role once again in Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk’s autobiography, Istanbul: Memories and the City, where the author construes his identity through interactions with the city. Istanbul, that cosmopolitan city of empires, featured in the itineraries of many travelers, an exoticized setting for numerous famed works of world literature, consistently amazing its visitors as much with its history as with its stray cats and dogs. You can read additional entries, as they are published, linked at the conclusion of this post. Editor’s note: Istanbul is the Metropolis of the Month for September.
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