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The Museum of Innocence

By Orhan Pamuk
Series: Vintage International
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The Museum of Innocence is set in 1975 Istanbul, where Kemal, poised to marry Sibel from a similar elite background, suddenly becomes captivated by Füsun, a shopgirl and distant relative. Their forbidden relationship alienates Kemal from his Westernised social circle. Over eight years, Kemal obsessively collects items that document his yearning, creating a unique museum that reflects both his personal passion and the city’s social fabric.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers who appreciate nuanced explorations of love, cultural change, and social divides within historical Istanbul, and those interested in literary fiction by Nobel laureates.

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Kemal, scion of one of the city's wealthiest families, is about to become engaged to Sibel, daughter of another prominent family, when he encounters Fusun, a beautiful shopgirl and a distant relation. Once the long-lost cousins violate the code of virginity, a rift begins to open between Kemal and the world of the Westernized Istanbul bourgeosie.

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Now a Netflix series • 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 Westernised 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.

Series: Vintage International

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780307386243

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: Random House Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 560

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Orhan Pamuk Penguin Books Series: Vintage International

About the Author

Orhan Pamuk won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006. His novel My Name Is Red won the 2003 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages. He lives in Istanbul.

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