The Museum of Innocence
By Orhan Pamuk & Maureen Freely
- Release Date: 2009-10-20
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Description
From the Nobel Prize winner and "one of the great novelists" (The Washington Post) comes a stirring exploration of the nature of romance in late 1970s Istanbul.
It is 1975, a perfect spring in Istanbul. Kemal and Sibel, children of two prominent families, are about to become engaged. But when Kemal encounters Füsun, a beautiful shopgirl and a distant relation, he becomes enthralled. And once they violate the code of virginity, a rift begins to open between Kemal and the world of the Westernized Istanbul bourgeoisie. In his pursuit of Füsun over the next eight years, Kemal becomes a compulsive collector of objects that chronicle his lovelorn progress—amassing a museum that is both a map of a society and of his heart.
Reviews
Great reding outstanding end
5By jpintobksReading this book is clear to me why Pamuk got the Nobel Prize (the book was written post he became a Laureate). Incredible descriptions of the city, social events and relevant conversations.The Museum of innocence
5By chgoleAlthough the almost scientific analysis of the complexity of human relationships reminds me of Proust, this is an entirely original, masterfully crafted novel. Like Proust' Remembrance it's mere volume helps the accumulation of experience mimic the alchemy of time. What would appear as neurotic if said in twenty pages seem like the natural sedimentary product of the discrete beads of time in this monumental novel. I understand Pamuk intends to open a museum. I would definitely visit it if/when I visit Istanbul!
