The red-haired woman

The Resource The red-haired woman

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The red-haired woman

Statement of responsibility

Orhan Pamuk

Language

eng

Summary

On the outskirts of a town thirty 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 women, an irresistibly 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

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Dewey number

894/.3533

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Music parts

not applicable

PerformerNote

Read by John Lee and Katharine McEwan

Target audience

adult

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable

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