Red Dress in Black & White

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]

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

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. 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. "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. "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. ""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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