‘The instinct to obey the government has led to so many wars’ - Orhan Pamuk

[@davidb6576]

Quite an engaging interview. While I'm poorly read from a "classical" literature view, I still found this author to be so well spoken, with such coherent thoughts, that I can only imagine how much further he goes in his native Turkish.

[@juditszabo8751]

He is my favourite author. Snow, İstanbul and My name is Red. They are exceptional works, helped me to learn so much about Ottoman/Turkish history, culture, worldview and so many aspects of human existence. I even started to learn Turkish because I fell in love with Turkey/Türkiye in its entirety notwithstanding its serious problems and religiousness. Orhan Pamuk is a gem!

[@roberta9833]

Many thanks for your comment.

[@juditszabo8751]

@@roberta9833 oh, you're most welcome. If I would be able to praise enough his work what I am not capable of! I am working towards reading his whole oeuvre, hope that I will be able to do that and won't run out of time. Whoever is here listening Mr. Pamuk interview and likes him and his books should watch the show Ethos on Netflix.

[@roberta9833]

@@juditszabo8751 🙏

[@rushotiroy1363]

He is my favourite author too! So wonderful to bump into another Orhan Pamuk admirer. I first read "My Name is Red" and was I blown over! It just led me, to not only reading Pamuk, but other Turkish writers and Arabic writers too. I too started learning Turkish on Duolingo. I am obsessed with Ottoman empire history, I try and read as many books about them as I can.

[@latitudeselongitudes1932]

@@juditszabo8751 I recommend the turkish movies of Nuri Ceylan, great director. I also like Ottoman architecture, miniature paintings and music, specially the Baglama string instrument

[@TheGlobalfrog12]

I love his book My Name is Red... "Beauty is the eye confirming what the mind already knows" ...brilliant !!

[@emm_arr]

Ignore "John Anders". It's a Russian trollfarm angry persona.

[@RajSingh-xv9xk]

what an amazing man

[@emm_arr]

Pamuk's wok has been translated into English very well. Good stuff. Worth checking out.

[@Paulus8765]

Good to hear the great man with an intelligent and sensitive interviewer.

[@Sujata_Setia]

What an exceptional interview

[@lopamudraray4571]

G8 interview. Read Snow long bk. Still so vivid in my mind. Finished Istambul during the pandemic, wondering what the writer is doing during covid pandemic. Of course writing. Eager to grab a copy of this book. We always have some doubts reading translation,. Thanks, that doubt is gone listening to this interview.

[@Marenqo]

Such a legend, thanks Pamuk

[@timdownunder]

“…the patriot is prepared to die for his homeland, the nationalist is prepared to kill for his state.” Shashi Tharoor The Struggle for India’s Soul

[@death_parade]

My God! What a charlatan Tharoor is! This book in particular is a prime example. I'd been stuck in this same "ethno-religious-nationalism vs civic nationalism" B.S. for a long while. Takes some effort to get out of it and see the reality, especially because there are many people like Tharoor spreading this propaganda using sophisticated vocabulary that makes them sound more intelligent than they really are. Hope you are able to grow out of it as well.

[@rahuldahoob4513]

@@death_parade exactly! And killed his wife too

[@death_parade]

@@rahuldahoob4513 Well we can't be sure yet since the courts are still deciding the matter. So that charge still remains to be proven. But his intellectual spiderweb dripping with agenda is a charge I can safely levy on that man after watching him and reading most of what he writes for the better part of two decades.

[@m.majaaz8464]

Lovely! A new book written by Orhan Pamuk! I can’t wait to step into the world of his mind

[@Anon-xd3cf]

Instead of cutting public spending, the UK needs to cut military spending. By all means defend your coast and airspace and have well equipped and well paid domestic defence forces... But spending taxpayer money on foreign proxy wars MUST STOP.

[@juditszabo8751]

Isolation doesn't work. You can run but you cannot hide. That proxy war can come to your door in an instant, not to mention that your standpoint is immoral.

[@frankthetank5708]

Calling for Munich 1938 to be repeated shouldn't even be an option.

[@Zindo.Majesty.HisMajesty]

It’s not the government but it’s enforcement we obey.

[@Crmsnraider]

Quality

[@SaTuHsFy714]

its the guy that pissed off Iron Man `

[@emm_arr]

Shyt trolling

[@100musicplaylists3]

...God forbids fighting for atheist empires and states......

[@emm_arr]

Ignore "John Anders". It's a Russian trollfarm angry persona.

[@mindsprawl]

Your government is pooled from your education system, increase the moral fibre and discipline of population, and you will inevitably get better government.

[@davidb6576]

Increase the integrity and breadth of education, and you will surely have a better government. I'm not certain that "rigor and discipline" will get you the ideal leadership - think Hitler Youth (although that example may be too Chicken Vs. Egg).

[@mustafametin224]

The man who sell his soul

[@maxxhanley9006]

We ARE THE GOVERNMENT!

[@richardanthonygilbey]

If I have to tell one more of your citizens that your the king of Great Britain not I , then you will need to whizz outta view uncle Edward

[@juditszabo8751]

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