The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist

by Orhan Pamuk

Book Overview

What happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a novel create its unique effects, so distinct from those of a painting, a film, or a poem? In this inspired, thoughtful, deeply personal book, Orhan Pamuk takes us into the worlds of the writer and the reader, revealing their intimate connections.

Pamuk draws on Friedrich Schiller's famous distinction between "naive" poets--who write spontaneously, serenely, unselfconsciously--and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674050762
• ISBN13: 9780674050761
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.4"