Red Dress in Black & White
AuthorElliot Ackerman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherKnopf
Publication date
May 26, 2020
Pages288
ISBN978-0525521815

Red Dress in Black & White is a novel written by Elliot Ackerman.[1][2] The title references actual news photos taken during 2013 protests in Turkey's Gezi Park of a woman with black hair, wearing a red dress and carrying a white bag, who was attacked by the police.[1][2][3][4] Ackerman was based in Turkey for several years as a journalist, and the book was released the week of the seventh anniversary of the protests.[1][3] The book was nominated 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction.[5][6]

Overview

Red Dress in Black & White is set in Istanbul over the course of a single day.[1][3][7] It focuses on Murat, a "debt-ridden" Turkish real estate developer, and his wife Catherine, an American who trained as a dancer and is now a museum trustee and art patron.[1][2][3][7] Catherine wants to leave Murat and return to the US with their son William and her lover, an American photographer named Peter.[1][2] Another character, Kristin, an American diplomat, is linked to Murat, Catherine, and Peter, and influences much of the action.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Silber, Joan (May 26, 2020). "In His New Book, a War Novelist Turns to More Intimate Battles". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "New fiction: Calculating adults propel a child in anxious directions in messy, fun 'Red Dress in Black and White'". The Seattle Times. May 26, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Red Dress in Black & White: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of Books". www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ "A Mother's Attempt to Flee Turkey—and Her Marriage | Tufts Now". now.tufts.edu. May 26, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ Andrew Albanese |. "ALA Announces Longlist for 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Longlist for 2021 Carnegie Medals Announced". American Libraries Magazine. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  7. 1 2 ""Red Dress in Black and White: A Novel" – interview with Elliot Ackerman – World Affairs Council of Greater Houston". wachouston.org. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2023.


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