5/22/2023 0 Comments Snow orhan![]() ![]() ![]() Though most of the early part of the story is told in the third person from Ka's point of view, an omniscient narrator sometimes makes his presence known, posing as a friend of Ka's who is telling the story based on Ka's journals and correspondence. An opening (and recurring) theme concerns reasons behind a suicide epidemic among teenage girls (which actually took place in the city of Batman ). Kar is the word for Snow, but the main character also abbreviates his name to Ka (his initials), with the novel set in the eastern Turkish city of Kars. The story encapsulates many of the political and cultural tensions of modern Turkey and successfully combines humor, social commentary, mysticism, and deep sympathy with its characters. Published in Turkish in 2002, it was translated into English by Maureen Freely and published in 2004. ![]() Snow ( Turkish: Kar) is a novel by Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. ![]()
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