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Sessiz Ev Orhan Pamuk'un Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları'ndan sonra yayımladığı ikinci romanıdır (1983). Roman, üç kardeşin babaannelerini ziyaret etmek üze... read full description

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May 07, 2011
Marco Caetano rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Algures na Turquia, próximo de Istambul, numa terra à beira-mar chamada Forte-Paraíso mora Fatma. Fatma é uma víuva nonagenária que serve de eixo a esta narrativa. Vive com um anão, Redjep, que para além seu criado, é também filho bastardo do seu defunto marido. Tudo isto numa casa que outrora foi nova, mas agora nem por isso...

Todos os anos no Verão, os seus três netos vêem a Forte-Paraíso passar alguns dias de férias. Faruk, o mais velho, divorciado, parece querer seguir as pisadas More...
Oct 08, 2011
Neyin rated it: 5 of 5 stars
" 2.el bir kitap alırsınız. 'aşkım bana hediye etti', 'sevgili dostuma bir anı' yazar ilk sayfada. bu bazen kitaptan daha çok şey öğretir. "

aldığım bu ikinci el kitapta da son sayfada böyle bir yazı vardı. belki de bu yüzden çok sevdim bu romanı. belki de melankolik bir dönemimde okuduğum için.
Feb 07, 2012
Susu rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Das erste Buch von Pamuk. Türkei - kurz vor dem Militärputsch - drei Enkel besuchen die Oma. Klingt ganz simpel - Pamuk zaubert daraus die Geschichte dreier Generationen. Jede der Figuren wird mal zum Erzähler ernannt - der eine trinkt und trauert seiner geschiedenen Frau nach, der andere will nach Amerika auswandern und die Schwester beschäftigt sich mit Sozialismus. Die Oma lebt noch in der Vergangenheit, wird vom unehelichen Sohn bedient und hadert mit dem längst verstorbenen Ehemann. Jede Fi More...
May 01, 2010
Marcel rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Ja, ganz ok! Türkei kurz vor den Unruhen 1980. Eine Familie kehrt zurück in das Haus der Großmutter. Ein Professor für Geschichte, dessen Frau ihn Frau verlassen hat, eine junge Frau die von sozialistischen Ideen träumt und ein junger Mann der in die USA auswandern will. Jeder lebt mittlerweile in seiner eigenen Welt, aber sie sind nocheinmal für ein paar Tage zusammen. Im Hintergrund gabit es schon die ersten politischen Turbulenzen. Muss man nicht gelesen haben, aber war schon ganz interessant More...
Jun 13, 2011
Burak rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Firstly, it is one of the best books of Orhan Pamuk. I really liked it maybe because I am a melancholic person maybe because Orhan Pamuk does really know how to describe the mood I am in.
Jul 22, 2011
Fatema rated it: 3 of 5 stars
رواية تعكس تمكنا فنيا عاليا، كتبها باموق وهو في نهاية العشرينات
أعجبني تعدد الأصوات الروائية مما أضفى عليها المزيد من الثراء والمتعة
الترجمة رائعة أيضا وأحيانا يمكن نسيان أن الكتاب ليس بلغته الأصلية
لم يرقني الاحتفاء "بالإلحاد" - ولم أجد شخصية الجدة ذات التسعين عاما مقنعة خصوصا "فلسفتها" العميقة والتي تفاقمت مع اقتراب النهاية !
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Jun 17, 2011
Damla added it
yaz döneminde geçen güzel bir yaz kitabı
Mar 14, 2010
Lisalviz rated it: 3 of 5 stars
cruel as hell!
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Aug 15, 2011
Irene rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Amazing story about the Turkish society and the gap between generations
Jul 22, 2011
Eman rated it: 5 of 5 stars
أحد أعظم الروايات التي قرأتها
تصف جميع طبقات المجتمع التركي من فاحشي الثراء إلى الفقراء
وكذلك المعتقدات والمذاهب المختلفة
كيف كمجتمع يحوي كل هذه الاختلافات يتعايش مع بعضه البعض
أفكر قريباً في قراءتها مرة أخرى !
Jan 27, 2010
Micaela rated it: 4 of 5 stars
My aunt is a deaf person, and she fell curiously about the tittle of this book, when she finished the book she borrow me it because she loved it. I loved this book too, from the start i could see that this story had something special, the personages were very special and each one had a very interesting history to tell us.
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Jan 01, 2011
Silver rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I am reading it in Spanish. The name is La Casa del Silencio. It has started well.

It's an excellent book, that speaks about the differences between Western and Eastern culture through the eyes of a Turkish family.
Jun 05, 2011
Elena rated it: 4 of 5 stars
sadly story untill now reading
Jan 06, 2010
Elena rated it: 5 of 5 stars
sadly story until I have reading
Feb 13, 2012
Asena rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Feb 13, 2012
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Feb 12, 2012
Mustafa marked it as to-read
Feb 12, 2012
Kaipai rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Feb 09, 2012
Ecac rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Feb 05, 2012
Marie rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Feb 04, 2012
Tuomo rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Feb 04, 2012
Gorkem rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Feb 03, 2012
Sefer rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Feb 02, 2012
Alila rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Feb 02, 2012
Maruf marked it as to-read
Feb 01, 2012
Yasemin marked it as to-read
Feb 01, 2012
Fact100 rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 31, 2012
Ilkerkorkutlar rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 30, 2012
Yağmur rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 30, 2012
Almeyda rated it: 4 of 5 stars