Rüya
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Rüya is a central, enigmatic female figure in Orhan Pamuk’s novel "The Black Book," around whose disappearance and symbolic presence much of the story’s mystery and introspection revolve.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Kara Kitap
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Black Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Istanbul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
identity ⓘ introspection ⓘ memory ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Turkey ⓘ |
| createdBy | Orhan Pamuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Turkish literature ⓘ |
| disappearance | triggers main plot ⓘ |
| drivesCharacterDevelopmentOf | Galip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Black Book universe ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1990 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Turkish ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodOfWork | late 20th century ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Galip ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "dream" in Turkish ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for the plot
ⓘ
object of search ⓘ symbolic presence ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | seen mainly through Galip’s viewpoint ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absence driving the narrative
ⓘ
enigmatic characterization ⓘ |
| presentIn | memories of other characters ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Galip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceInFiction | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character
ⓘ
enigmatic figure ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
elusiveness of identity
ⓘ
lost love ⓘ the unattainable ⓘ |
| thematicRole |
bridge between reality and imagination
ⓘ
focus of narrator’s obsession ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | Turkish ⓘ |
| workGenre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
mystery novel ⓘ postmodern novel ⓘ |
| workSettingPlace | Istanbul, Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSettingTime | 20th-century Istanbul ⓘ |
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