The thesis discusses the problem of representing reality in Orhan Pamuk's novel My name is Red (Benim Adim Kirmizi, 1998). The theory of mimesis is applied to the contemporary piece of writing which arose between East and West. Since the concept of mimesis originates in philosophy of ancient Greeks, I firstly introduce two main definitions of the term by Plato and Aristotle. They could be applied to the literary field taking into consideration methodology by Erich Auerbach who explained the historical era through work(s) of literature created at a specific time. Questions of style are not avoided. The scope of represented reality goes hand in hand with some doubts about Pamuk's credibility. W. J. T. Mitchell’s theory helps to understand author's manner of presenting the world in My name is Red. Ultimately, the main interest lies in the strategies of novelist's writing that revived a period of Turkish history and reviewed the essence of writer’s own modernity at the same time.
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