The Red-Haired Woman - Orhan Pamuk

Category: Mystery, Novel, Political
Language: English
Keywords: 1980s Istanbul

Written by Orhan Pamuk
Read by John Lee, Katharine Lee McEwan
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

On the outskirts of a town 30 miles from Istanbul, a master well digger and his young apprentice are hired to find water on a barren plain. As they struggle in the summer heat, excavating without luck meter by meter, the two will develop a filial bond neither has known before - not the poor middle-aged bachelor nor the middle-class boy whose father disappeared after being arrested for politically subversive activities. The pair will come to depend on each other and exchange stories reflecting disparate views of the world. But in the nearby town where they buy provisions and take their evening break, the boy will find an irresistible diversion. The Red-Haired Woman, an alluring member of a travelling theatre company, catches his eye and seems as fascinated by him as he is by her. The young man’s wildest dream will be realized, but, when in his distraction a horrible accident befalls the well digger, the boy will flee, returning to Istanbul. Only years later will he discover whether he was in fact responsible for his master’s death and who the redheaded enchantress was.

A beguiling mystery tale of family and romance, of East and West, tradition and modernity, by one of the great storytellers of our time.

Translated from Turkish by Ekin Oklap.

Audio Release Date:
August 22 2017

7 hrs and 22 mins