When will those fools wake up to those facts? Is gathering all this number of idiots a competition or a necessity? Why are they so stupid to this extent?

This translation is bad and just a pointless narration.

It seems that the original text is expressing frustration and criticism towards a certain group of people. The questions raised in the text imply a sense of disbelief and dissatisfaction with the actions or behaviors of those individuals.

Perhaps the author is trying to make people think about why some people can be so obtuse and whether their actions are really necessary or just a form of competition.

Overall, the text seems to be a call for awareness and change, urging those who are being criticized to reflect on their actions and start making more rational decisions.

A good and interesting story by Pamuk, which although not reaching the levels of his other books, is still worth reading as it gives a glimpse into an entire era.

The story might not have the same grandeur and complexity as some of his more renowned works, but it has its own charm and value.

It offers readers a unique perspective on a particular time period, allowing them to immerse themselves in the setting and the characters' lives.

Even though it may not be a masterpiece on the same scale as his other novels, it still has the ability to engage and captivate the reader.

So, despite its shortcomings, it is a story that should not be overlooked by fans of Pamuk or those interested in exploring different literary works.

The supposed author of this book is a historian named Faruk, who delves into old archives. The book is dedicated to “Nilgün, a good person and a good sister.” Faruk and Nilgün are characters from Pamuk's previous novel, The House of Silence.

In the writings described, it tells the story of an educated young Venetian who is enslaved by the Turks and given to the Master, who is very similar to him. Together, they embark on a relationship in search of knowledge, nuanced by personal and cultural conflicts, and affections, with a master-slave dialectic in which the European self-awareness is insinuated into the Muslim thought, in a search symbolized by the impossibility of reaching the white castle.

Is it to live as a search or as everydayness and action? It is an agile and interesting work, although it does not reach the level of “character drama” of The House of Silence. It also insinuates a related book: “Cevdet Bey and His Sons” (a book that Pamuk had already written before).