![A Strangeness in My Mind [bookskilowise] 0.430g x rs 500/-kg](http://bestofusedbooks.com/cdn/shop/files/54_62866983-b2a7-4113-a2e7-e1ff9a47e76d_{width}x.jpg?v=1716555054)
![A Strangeness in My Mind [bookskilowise] 0.430g x rs 500/-kg](http://bestofusedbooks.com/cdn/shop/files/54_62866983-b2a7-4113-a2e7-e1ff9a47e76d_530x@2x.jpg?v=1716555054)
Since his boyhood in a poor village in Central Anatolia, Mevlut Karataş has fantasized about what his life would become. Not getting as far in school as he’d hoped, at the age of twelve he comes to Istanbul—“the center of the world”—and is immediately enthralled by both the old city that is disappearing and the New one that is fast being built. He follows his father’s trade, selling boza (a traditional, mildly alcoholic Turkish drink) on the street, hoping to become rich like the other villagers who have settled on the desolate hills outside the booming metropolis. But luck never seems to be on Mevlut’s side. He spends three years writing love letters to a girl he saw just once at a wedding, only to elope by mistake with her sister. And though he grows to cherish his wife and the family they have, he stumbles toward middle age in a series of jobs leading nowhere. His sense of missing something leads him sometimes to the politics of his friends and intermittently to the teachings of a charismatic religious guide. But every evening, without fail, Mevlut still wanders the streets of Istanbul, selling boza and wondering at the “strangeness” in his mind, the sensation that makes him feel different from everyone else, until fortune conspires once more to let him understand at last what it is he has always yearned for.
Told from different perspectives by a host of beguiling characters, a Strangeness in My Mind is a modern epic of coming of age in a great city, a brilliant tableau of life among the Newcomers who have changed the face of Istanbul over the past fifty years. Here is a mesmerizing story of human longing, sure to take its place among Pamuk’s finest achievements.
Told from different perspectives by a host of beguiling characters, a Strangeness in My Mind is a modern epic of coming of age in a great city, a brilliant tableau of life among the Newcomers who have changed the face of Istanbul over the past fifty years. Here is a mesmerizing story of human longing, sure to take its place among Pamuk’s finest achievements.
People who bought this product, also bought
-
![Between the assassinations [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.550g x rs 400/-kg](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/AravindAdiga_480x.jpg?v=1737522365)
Between the assassinations [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.550g x rs 400/-kgRs. 599.00Rs. 220.00conditionweightOption3Rs. 599.00Rs. 220.00Add to cart -
Snow by Orhan PamukRs. 499.00Rs. 150.00 -
Don't Ask Any Old Bloke for Directions: A Biker's Whimsical Journey Across India (RARE BOOKS)Rs. 299.00conditionOption2Option3Rs. 299.00Add to cart -
![Afterlives [bookskilowise] 0.380g x rs 500/-kg by abdulrazak gurnah](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/Afterlives_77bad507-e38c-4e4a-87d7-63b95ff47bab_480x.jpg?v=1716383683)
Afterlives [bookskilowise] 0.380g x rs 500/-kg by abdulrazak gurnahRs. 399.00Rs. 190.00conditionweightOption3Rs. 399.00Rs. 190.00Add to cart -
![How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia [Hardcover]](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/filthy_480x.jpg?v=1709553391)
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia [Hardcover]Rs. 499.00Rs. 199.00conditionOption2Option3Rs. 499.00Rs. 199.00Add to cart -
![Origin [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.755g x rs 500/-kg](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/efere_480x.jpg?v=1737708043)
Origin [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.755g x rs 500/-kgRs. 899.00Rs. 378.00conditionweightOption3Rs. 899.00Rs. 378.00Add to cart -
![Blood Brothers: A Family Saga [Hardcover] [rare books]](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/products/BloodBrothers_480x.jpg?v=1627230258)
Blood Brothers: A Family Saga [Hardcover] [rare books]Rs. 399.00conditionOption2Option3Rs. 399.00Add to cart -
![Imagining india: ideas for the new century [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.800g x rs 300/-kg](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/nandan_480x.jpg?v=1720180024)
Imagining india: ideas for the new century [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.800g x rs 300/-kgRs. 699.00Rs. 240.00conditionweightOption3Rs. 699.00Rs. 240.00Add to cart
![Between the assassinations [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.550g x rs 400/-kg](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/AravindAdiga_480x.jpg?v=1737522365)
![Afterlives [bookskilowise] 0.380g x rs 500/-kg by abdulrazak gurnah](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/Afterlives_77bad507-e38c-4e4a-87d7-63b95ff47bab_480x.jpg?v=1716383683)
![How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia [Hardcover]](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/filthy_480x.jpg?v=1709553391)
![Origin [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.755g x rs 500/-kg](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/efere_480x.jpg?v=1737708043)
![Blood Brothers: A Family Saga [Hardcover] [rare books]](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/products/BloodBrothers_480x.jpg?v=1627230258)
![Imagining india: ideas for the new century [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.800g x rs 300/-kg](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/nandan_480x.jpg?v=1720180024)
Related Products
-
![The silkworm [bookskilowise] 0.520g x rs 300/-kg](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/products/SONGOFSOLOMON_9d136437-1b19-4da1-97db-9b5837f9e515_480x.jpg?v=1627242746)
The silkworm [bookskilowise] 0.520g x rs 300/-kgRs. 699.00Rs. 156.00conditionweightOption3Rs. 699.00Rs. 156.00View product -
![Absolute friends [bookskilowise] 0.405g x rs 300/-kg by john le carré](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/JohnleCarre_72d76ae2-3150-4fab-9a99-031333aabfc4_480x.jpg?v=1716382256)
Absolute friends [bookskilowise] 0.405g x rs 300/-kg by john le carréRs. 499.00Rs. 122.00conditionweightOption3Rs. 499.00Rs. 122.00Add to cart -
![Allegiant [bookskilowise] 0.425g x rs 300/-kg](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/VeronicaRoth_f2111fe7-b76a-4cb7-a7b4-62ac240c2d53_480x.jpg?v=1716550846)
Allegiant [bookskilowise] 0.425g x rs 300/-kgRs. 499.00Rs. 128.00conditionweightOption3Rs. 499.00Rs. 128.00View product -
![Papillon [bookskilowise] 0.420g x rs 400/-kg](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/993_6059f1ba-82ce-445f-b17b-38c44c2434a2_480x.jpg?v=1716554869)
Papillon [bookskilowise] 0.420g x rs 400/-kgRs. 499.00Rs. 168.00conditionweightOption3Rs. 499.00Rs. 168.00View product -
![Unaccustomed earth [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.545g x rs 400/-kg](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/UNACCUSTOMEDEARTH_6e37b2f0-4bac-419e-b298-219d5834c885_480x.jpg?v=1716901811)
Unaccustomed earth [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.545g x rs 400/-kgRs. 599.00Rs. 218.00conditionweightOption3Rs. 599.00Rs. 218.00View product -
The palace of illusionsRs. 399.00Rs. 150.00 -
![The fountainhead [bookskilowise] 0.845g x rs 300/-kg](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/AynRand_3e321540-7aef-49ba-80c0-1e48e97c0c7c_480x.jpg?v=1716551957)
The fountainhead [bookskilowise] 0.845g x rs 300/-kgRs. 999.00Rs. 254.00conditionweightOption3Rs. 999.00Rs. 254.00View product -
![This love that feels right… [bookskilowise] 0.175g x rs 500/-kg by ravinder singh](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/right_480x.jpg?v=1715426966)
This love that feels right… [bookskilowise] 0.175g x rs 500/-kg by ravinder singhRs. 299.00Rs. 88.00conditionweightOption3Rs. 299.00Rs. 88.00Add to cart
![The silkworm [bookskilowise] 0.520g x rs 300/-kg](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/products/SONGOFSOLOMON_9d136437-1b19-4da1-97db-9b5837f9e515_480x.jpg?v=1627242746)
![Absolute friends [bookskilowise] 0.405g x rs 300/-kg by john le carré](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/JohnleCarre_72d76ae2-3150-4fab-9a99-031333aabfc4_480x.jpg?v=1716382256)
![Allegiant [bookskilowise] 0.425g x rs 300/-kg](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/VeronicaRoth_f2111fe7-b76a-4cb7-a7b4-62ac240c2d53_480x.jpg?v=1716550846)
![Papillon [bookskilowise] 0.420g x rs 400/-kg](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/993_6059f1ba-82ce-445f-b17b-38c44c2434a2_480x.jpg?v=1716554869)
![Unaccustomed earth [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.545g x rs 400/-kg](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/UNACCUSTOMEDEARTH_6e37b2f0-4bac-419e-b298-219d5834c885_480x.jpg?v=1716901811)
![The fountainhead [bookskilowise] 0.845g x rs 300/-kg](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/AynRand_3e321540-7aef-49ba-80c0-1e48e97c0c7c_480x.jpg?v=1716551957)
![This love that feels right… [bookskilowise] 0.175g x rs 500/-kg by ravinder singh](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/files/right_480x.jpg?v=1715426966)
Recently Viewed Products
-
![I do what i do [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.480g x rs 400/-kg by raghuram g. rajan](//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/products/9789353338213_480x.jpg?v=1639656327)
I do what i do [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.480g x rs 400/-kg by raghuram g. rajanRs. 699.00Rs. 192.00conditionweightOption3Rs. 699.00Rs. 192.00View product -
-
-
-
-
-
-
![I do what i do [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.480g x rs 400/-kg by raghuram g. rajan](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/4299/0495/products/9789353338213_480x.jpg?v=1639656327)
You may also like
-
Between the assassinations [hardcover] [bookskilowise] 0.550g x rs 400/-kg
![]()
- Regular price
- Rs. 220.00
- Sale price
- Rs. 220.00
- Regular price
-
Rs. 599.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Snow by Orhan Pamuk
![]()
- Regular price
- Rs. 150.00
- Sale price
- Rs. 150.00
- Regular price
-
Rs. 499.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Don't Ask Any Old Bloke for Directions: A Biker's Whimsical Journey Across India (RARE BOOKS)
![]()
- Regular price
- Rs. 299.00
- Sale price
- Rs. 299.00
- Regular price
-
- Unit price
- per
Sold out -
Afterlives [bookskilowise] 0.380g x rs 500/-kg by abdulrazak gurnah
![]()
- Regular price
- Rs. 190.00
- Sale price
- Rs. 190.00
- Regular price
-
Rs. 399.00 - Unit price
- per
Sold out
