My Name Is Red
Who is Black from My Name Is Red?
.
![](https://d22o6al7s0pvzr.cloudfront.net/images/bookrags/qa/avatars/School/Stack_of_Books.png)
Asked by
bookragstutor
Last updated by
Jill W
.
Black is the main character in the novel, My Name is Red. As a youth, Black falls in love with Shekure and is banished from Istanbul. He stays away from his home for twelve years. When Black returns to the city he loves, he is a tall, handsome, young man. Over the course of the novel, we see his relationship with Shekure blossom, as well as their eventual, happy marriage.
My Name is Red