The Naive and the Sentimental Novelis..., Orhan Pamuk
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelis..., Orhan Pamuk
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The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist
Understanding What Happens When We Write and Read Novels

Author: Orhan Pamuk, Nazim Dikbas

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 4 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2018

Synopsis

From the Nobel Prize-winning novelist and the acclaimed author of My Name is Red—an inspired, thoughtful, and deeply personal book of essays about reading and writing novels.

In this fascinating set of essays, based on the talks he delivered at Harvard University as part of the distinguished Norton Lecture series, Pamuk presents a comprehensive and provocative theory of the novel and the experience of reading. Drawing on Friedrich Schiller’s famous distinction between “naïve” writers—those who write spontaneously—and “sentimental” writers—those who are reflective and aware—Pamuk reveals two unique ways of processing and composing the written word. He takes us through his own literary journey and the beloved novels of his youth to describe the singular experience of reading. Unique, nuanced, and passionate, this book will be beloved by readers and writers alike.

About The Author

ORHAN PAMUK won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006. His novel My Name Is Red won the 2003 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His work has been translated into more than sixty languages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by هدى

في رواية تولستوي الأشهر"آنا كارنينا" نرى آنا جالسة في القطار بعد رقصتها الأشهر مع الكونت فيرونسكي كانت آنا تمسك بكتاب في يديها ولكنها يبدو أنها لم تستطع التركيز فحولت وجهها تتأمل الثلج المتساقط من نافذة القطار من هذا المشهد القصير في الراواية التي يراها باموق الأفضل على الاطلاق يبدأ تحليله الممتع ليصل ب......more

Goodreads review by بثينة

الكتاب متبصّر ومهم، أعتقد بأن بعض التصرّف في الترجمة كان سيصب في صالح الكتاب، وأكثر ما أزعجني هو الأخطاء الإملائية البسيطة التي كان يمكن تلافيها لو أن الناشر دفع بالكتاب إلى مدقق.......more

Goodreads review by Mohammad

رمان‌ها را به این دلیل نیز که بتوانم جوهر و ذات دنیا را دریابم، خودم را به‌عنوان انسان بپرورانم، و روحم را شکل ببخشم، درحالی‌که گویی خواب می‌بینم و در حالی که همه‌چیز را فراموش می‌کردم می‌خواندم. صفحه‌ی ۴۱ کتاب زمانی‌که روایات سنتی را کنار بگذاریم و خواندن رمان‌ها را شروع کنیم، آنگاه احساس خواهیم کرد......more

Goodreads review by Georgia

If you've ever wondered why a particular book stays with you and you can't shake it, Pamuk might have the answer. My love affair with Moby Dick was something I could never explain to myself, let alone anyone else, until I read these essays. I won't shortchange their author by paraphrasing. Let me in......more

Quotes

“Pamuk’s nonfiction voice matches the narrating voice of his novels—grave, thoughtful, wry.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“A full-fledged theory of the novel. . . . His explorations of time and plot, words and objects, and the convolutions of the reader’s mind as he seeks the center of the novel are incomparable.” —Huffington Post, One of the Ten Best Books of 2010

“Anyone who has read Pamuk’s exquisite fiction will be interested in these essays on reading and the art of the novel.” —Plain Dealer

“Fascinating. . . . Every novelist will want to read this, and will learn from a master.” —The Telegraph (UK)
 
“A pleasure to read. . . . Quite an interesting theoretical map, illuminating, for instance, the difference between literary and genre fiction, or the relationship between art and reality.” —The National
 
“Engaging. . . . Charming.” —The Guardian (UK)
 
“Full of literary examples and written with a real love for the power of books, The Naïve and the Sentimental Novelist will take its place with other classics like E.M. Forster’s Aspects of the Novel, John Gardner’s The Art of Fiction and James Wood’s How Fiction Works.” —Business-Standard

“A striking interpretation of what goes on in the novelist’s mind. . . . Pamuk’s great insight is that novels don’t necessarily have a single center—the center depends on the point of view of the character, and more importantly, the shifting point of view of the reader.” —The American Statesman

“Pamuk’s book is a reminder that, without this almost metaphysical faith, great fiction can’t be truly appreciated or written.” —Bookforum

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