Subjects
Orhan Pamuk (1952- ) -- Criticism and interpretation, Snow in literature, Setting (Literature), Symbolism in literature
Abstract
In the novels Snow, My Name is Red, and The Black Book, and the memoir Istanbul: Memories and The City, Orhan Pamuk uses the symbolism of snowfall the way a visual artist would use paint. It is used to blur and define boarders on a micro and macro level, both covering and revealing historical, cultural, and political content. Snow simultaneously hides and announces, shelters and exposes. These equally powerful, often contradictory, and ultimately interdependent concepts, symbolized by the use of snow, are characteristic of the duality and identity conflict explored throughout these literary works. The readers’ interpretation of this ambiguity defines their engagement with the text.
DOI
10.15760/anthos.2020.9.1.4
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/32838
Recommended Citation
Hartle, Jane Eden
(2020)
"Snowfall on Orhan Pamuk's Literary Canvas,"
Anthós:
Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
https://doi.org/10.15760/anthos.2020.9.1.4
