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Book SynopsisDisplacing Fictions of Orhan Pamuk: Beyond the Bridge questions the prevailing relevance and violence of the bridge metaphor for literature through new readings of Orhan Pamuk. This book argues that despite its association with connection, dialogue, and reconciliation, the bridge is an inherently violent structure that controls movement by regulating it. Drawing on deconstruction and Derrida, the author argues for a rethinking of the intrinsic connection between the bridge and the writings of Orhan Pamuk. Exploring Pamuk’s significance as an author of the world literature canon, this book investigates the history and theory of the discipline as a bridge. Identifying new metaphors in Pamuk’s work, Hande Gürses shows the political potential of moving beyond the bridge. As people, lands, and ideas keep moving, Displacing Fictions of Orhan Pamuk argues for an urgent need for new metaphors to understand and represent the realities of our contemporary world.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Of Bridges: Histories, Stories, and Crossings
Chapter 2: In Search of Stories: The White Castle
Chapter 3: Death, Love, and Art: My Name is Red
Chapter 4: Topographies: Istanbul: Memories of a City
Coda: Moving Futures
Bibliography
About the Author
