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Displacing Fictions of Orhan Pamuk

Beyond the Bridge
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Displacing Fictions of Orhan Pamuk: Beyond the Bridge questions the prevailing relevance and violence of the bridge metaphor for literature through new readings of Orhan Pamuk. This book argues that despite its association with connection, dialogue, and reconciliation, the bridge is an inherently violent structure that controls movement by regulating it. Drawing on deconstruction and Derrida, the author argues for a rethinking of the intrinsic connection between the bridge and the writings of Orhan Pamuk. Exploring Pamuk's significance as an author of the world literature canon, this book investigates the history and theory of the discipline as a bridge. Identifying new metaphors in Pamuk's work, Hande Guerses shows the political potential of moving beyond the bridge. As people, lands, and ideas keep moving, Displacing Fictions of Orhan Pamuk argues for an urgent need for new metaphors to understand and represent the realities of our contemporary world.
Hande Guerses is instructor at Capilano University.
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Of Bridges: Histories, Stories, and Crossings Chapter 2: In Search of Stories: The White Castle Chapter 3: Death, Love, and Art: My Name is Red Chapter 4: Topographies: Istanbul: Memories of a City Coda: Moving Futures Bibliography About the Author
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