Post-modern Dilemma of Turkey in Orhan Pamuk's The Black Book

Orhan Pamuk being a realistic writer enjoys writing about modern Turkish identity. Pamuk's novels are intertwined in post-modern mysterious conflicts. The novels of Pamuk have created an intense debate in the Muslim world because of the discussion on the clash of the civilisations. Pamuk followed the entirely newly emerging genre of post-modern mystery. His books depict paradoxical beauty intertwined in the themes of crime fiction. His books are exemplary literature of Turkish history. Pamuk's novels are a kind of microcosm, depicting East-west relationships. In the novel The Black Book, the characters find themselves in the conflict of identities. The novel is a mysterious detective novel and has failed detective, the protagonist. The protagonist, Galip fails to locate her wife Ruya, until she was dead. The novel is a representation that nobody in modern Turkey is satisfied with their existing self identities.