{"product_id":"9780571275991-strangeness-in-my-mind","title":"A Strangeness in My Mind","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the Nobel Prize in Literature\u003cbr\u003eAt a family wedding Mevlut catches sight of a girl with whom he falls in love. After a secret courtship of letters passed via his cousin, she agrees to elope with him. As they rush to catch a train to Istanbul, Mevlut realises he has been misled. But the die is cast, and the situation will determine the rest of his days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mesmerizing love story with a cast of beguiling characters, from the Nobel prizewinning author Orhan Pamuk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Nobel Prize in Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A magnificent novel.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Powerful and moving.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Prepare to fall in love' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As head-exploding as War and Peace, and more comforting' \u003c\/b\u003eElif Batuman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a child, Mevlut always felt like he was missing out. When he moves to Istanbul - 'the centre of the world' - he is immediately enthralled. He wanders through its alleys for forty years, working as a street vendor and gaining a unique perspective of a radically changing city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMevlut watches his friends and relatives settle down and make their fortunes, while he stumbles toward middle age in a series of jobs leading nowhere. He never manages to shake the 'strangeness in his mind', until at last fortune conspires to let him understand what it is he yearns for .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31891973308513,"sku":"9780571275991","price":8.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27012696.jpg?v=1721462402","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571275991-strangeness-in-my-mind","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}