http://www.elifbatuman.net/2008/05/17/sabah%e2%80%99a-tesekkurler/ "A writer never has a vacation." Eugene Ionesco Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:22:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.elifbatuman.net/2008/05/17/sabah%e2%80%99a-tesekkurler/comment-page-1/#comment-697 Burcu Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:23:54 +0000 http://www.elifbatuman.net/2008/05/17/sabah%e2%80%99a-tesekkurler/#comment-697 Dear Elif, I just read the interview at Sabah on a saturday night after 3 beautiful beers; i need to read before I go to bed. I don't know about Derya who commented here, but I see why you couldn't finish Kar; I never understood why it was translated to English at all, because Kar is a meant to be a political novel--it did not turn out to be a successful one, that's another story. I never understood why it was translated into English or any other language because it's hard for someone who doesn't follow Turkish politics, especially the tension between left and right to understand the novel. Moreover it's the worst novel of Pamuk both in terms of content and its language and I am saying this as a loyal reader of Pamuk; his Black Book is still one of my favorite novels and I taught White Castle for 3 semesters here in the States with great success. I guess what I'm trying to say at this hour is that if you will read Pamuk, Kar is a bad start. Guntekin is also one of my favorites. Dear Elif, I just read the interview at Sabah on a saturday night after 3 beautiful beers; i need to read before I go to bed. I don’t know about Derya who commented here, but I see why you couldn’t finish Kar; I never understood why it was translated to English at all, because Kar is a meant to be a political novel–it did not turn out to be a successful one, that’s another story. I never understood why it was translated into English or any other language because it’s hard for someone who doesn’t follow Turkish politics, especially the tension between left and right to understand the novel. Moreover it’s the worst novel of Pamuk both in terms of content and its language and I am saying this as a loyal reader of Pamuk; his Black Book is still one of my favorite novels and I taught White Castle for 3 semesters here in the States with great success. I guess what I’m trying to say at this hour is that if you will read Pamuk, Kar is a bad start. Guntekin is also one of my favorites.

]]> http://www.elifbatuman.net/2008/05/17/sabah%e2%80%99a-tesekkurler/comment-page-1/#comment-693 Elif Wed, 28 May 2008 18:49:19 +0000 http://www.elifbatuman.net/2008/05/17/sabah%e2%80%99a-tesekkurler/#comment-693 Dear Derya, dear Indran, thanks for these comments! I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner, Wordpress somehow didn't send me any notifications. It's funny because since the <i>Sabah</i> article came out I have gotten more than one email saying "I couldn't finish <i>Kar</i> either." I guess there is a large community of us. Perhaps we should start some kind of a club, with annual meetings. I'm thinking of giving it another shot in English though... in the magic translation... yours as ever, Elif Dear Derya, dear Indran, thanks for these comments! I’m sorry I didn’t respond sooner, Wordpress somehow didn’t send me any notifications.
It’s funny because since the Sabah article came out I have gotten more than one email saying “I couldn’t finish Kar either.” I guess there is a large community of us. Perhaps we should start some kind of a club, with annual meetings. I’m thinking of giving it another shot in English though… in the magic translation…
yours as ever, Elif

]]> http://www.elifbatuman.net/2008/05/17/sabah%e2%80%99a-tesekkurler/comment-page-1/#comment-692 Indran Amirtthanayagam Wed, 21 May 2008 03:26:47 +0000 http://www.elifbatuman.net/2008/05/17/sabah%e2%80%99a-tesekkurler/#comment-692 Hurray Elif, fto dance with the baby goats and to read you and to learn about your Turkish youtth. Now I understand more about the pact with Nizam. take care. Indran Hurray Elif, fto dance with the baby goats and to read you and to learn about your Turkish youtth. Now I understand more about the pact with Nizam. take care. Indran

]]> http://www.elifbatuman.net/2008/05/17/sabah%e2%80%99a-tesekkurler/comment-page-1/#comment-691 derya Sun, 18 May 2008 00:24:32 +0000 http://www.elifbatuman.net/2008/05/17/sabah%e2%80%99a-tesekkurler/#comment-691 I was completely unable to finish 'Kar' too. I'm still trying to figure out why The Guardian was all over him... maybe a really good translator? I was completely unable to finish ‘Kar’ too. I’m still trying to figure out why The Guardian was all over him… maybe a really good translator?

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