Aghhhh Sui, I will never be good enough to translate! I try to translate the posts and then compare mine to your replies and I am usually wrong! I must keep practicing eh!

However you merit Orhan Pamuk's work (or his choice of subject matter), I would be interested to know the Turkish view on his current situation. Is he generally seen as:-

(a) A literary freedom fighter, so committed to freedom of speech that he will risk prison for his cause?
or
(b) A very clever business man who has taken a calculated risk that the controversy surrounding his current book will give him worldwide publicity and increase sales by many thousands, while safely avoiding prison because of the sensitive EU situation? After all, how many "pulp fiction" readers would have heard of Salmon Rushtie before the controversy over "Death of a Princess"?

I don't know? But I'm interested in your views!

Don't worry Cyrano - I am teasing you and making you worried! I am going out now so I will leave you in peace!

I am not sure why you are apologising, but I am sorry to confuse you - I am only joking with you! I feel bad now! (So bad that I feel drawn to use a smiley..... Ugh!)

...In fact Cyrano the more I think about that nose of yours the more I think I MUST be your Roxanne!!! After all, I am a free lady now!! Check out my profile and you will see!

Well said Cyrano. I was right - you are a better person than me!