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    The White Castle
    The White Castle
    The White Castle
    Audiobook5 hours

    The White Castle

    Written by Orhan Pamuk

    Narrated by John Lee

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    About this audiobook

    The White Castle, Orhan Pamuk's celebrated first novel, is the tale of a young Italian scholar captured by pirates and put up for auction at the Istanbul slave market. Acquired by a brilliant Turkish inventor, he is set to work on projects to entertain the jaded Sultan.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFaber & Faber
    Release dateMar 22, 2018
    ISBN9780571345489
    The White Castle
    Author

    Orhan Pamuk

    Orhan Pamuk is the author of such novels as The New Life, The Black Book, My Name Is Red and The White Castle. He has won numerous international awards, including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006. He lives with his wife and daughter in Istanbul.

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