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EPL CAMS Book Club: My Name is Red

CAMS Book Club: My Name is Red

Thursday, August 29, 7 pm, Chicago Avenue/Main Street Branch

In 16th-century Istanbul, master miniaturist and illuminator of books Enishte Effendi is commissioned to illustrate a book celebrating the sultan. Soon he lies dead at the bottom of a well, and how he got there is the crux of this novel. A number of narrators give testimony to what they know about the circumstances surrounding the murder. The stories accumulate and become more detailed as the novel progresses, giving the reader not only a nontraditional murder mystery but insight into the mores and customs of the time.

Join us as we celebrate the Evanston Public Library's participation in the Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys program when we discuss Orhan Pamuk's My Name is Red. Copies will be held at the CAMS Branch behind the desk. Call 847-905-0764 with any questions.

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From the Muslim Journeys resources website: an Annenberg Learner video introducing My Name is Red with a panel of scholars, including translator Erdağ M. Göknar.

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