Red Haired Woman
by I
About This Novel
The Nobel Prize winner's work is Pamuk's first attempt to "write a shorter novel", although the story has been brewing for thirty years - it began in the summer of 1988, when Pamuk met a pair of well-diggers near his residence who were affectionate as father and son. The process of digging a well to get water is also a journey of digging all the way into the dark depths of memory. Jem, a young man who lost his father and became an apprentice to dig wells, gradually became a businessman with no worries about food and clothing over the years. Underneath his peaceful middle-aged life, there is an unknown past buried. Until one day, the past he tried to forget finally swallowed him up. What kind of father do we need? One who tolerates everything we do, or one who teaches us obedience? Perhaps, after trying all the freedoms, we just want to find a meaning, a center, a person who can say "no" to ourselves. Sixteen-year-old high school student Jim came to the small town of Engeran on the outskirts of Istanbul during the summer vacation and dug a well with the well-digger Mahmoud. Because water could not be found for a long time, the work became extremely boring. However, Master Mahmoud and Jim gradually became as close as a father and son. Just this summer, a red-haired woman briefly appeared in Jem's life. Because of an accident, Jem fled the town in panic. For the next thirty years, he continued to read and search for two ancient legends. He discovered that these ancient stories still mysteriously guided his destiny. Thirty years later, Jem has become the owner of a construction company and leads a prosperous and peaceful middle-aged life. He returns to Engren and discovers everything he had tried to forget...
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