The White Castle：A Novel

FromaTurkishwriterwhohasbeencomparedwithBorges,Nabokov,andDeLillocomesadazzlingnovelthatisatonceacaptivatingworkofhistoricalfictionandasinuoustreatiseontheenigmaofidentityandtherelationsbetweenEastandWest.Inthe17thcentury,ayoungItalianscholarsailingfromVenicetoNaplesistakenprisoneranddeliveredtoConstantinopleTherehefallsintothecustodyofascholarknownasHoja--"master"--amanwhoishisexactdouble.Intheyearsthatfollow,theslaveinstructshismasterinWesternscienceandtechnology,frommedicinetopyrotechnics.ButHojawantstoknowmore:whyheandhiscaptivearethepersonstheyareandwhether,givenknowledgeofeachother'smostintimatesecrets,theycouldactuallyexchangeidentities.Setinaworldofmagnificentscholarshipandterrifyingsavagery,TheWhiteCastleisacolorfulandintricatelypatternedtriumphoftheimagination.TranslatedfromtheTurkishbyVictoriaHolbrook.