Truly a 10! Beautifully written, imaginative, takes the reader to places unknown. Somehow, this book honors love, individually, the correctness of paying attention to all the things in our lives, and the dignity of remembering, feeling, and loving. As a wonderful 'frosting on the cake' is the backdrop of Turkey, especially important today as Turkey has become more islamic. The subtle history from Ataturk to today, censorship, virginity, scarfed heads, mosques, western worship, class differences... all part of the web of this book. I loved it. I got it from the library and I plan to buy it.
Link 03 Jul 2010, brenda winter
I've been thinking how to call the sense I have when reading this book. I would say it's like the author is sitting next to me and telling this story personally, savoring every word, every sentence, every remembrance... sharing his love story.
Link 23 Jun 2010, Iryna
I like Orhan's books. Very much. When I read his books I regret I don't speak Turkish and can't read original versions.
As for “Museum of Innocence” I've read it in Ukrainian and Russian as I was afraid to miss something important and wanted to feel every fine, subtle nuance. I think in fact, I wanted to dip into Kemal's world again and again, over and over...
Continues... 16 Jun 2010, Iryna Pototskaya
When I finished the pivotal chapter, The Engagement Party, I flung the book down in disgust and vowed to return it to the library immediately.
Then, to my horror and shame, I realized that not reading the book was causing me even more pain than reading the book. My "manly immorality" had dissolved into a mysterious numbness.
Continues... 20 Feb 2010, Kevin Burke
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You may start with the Wikipedia article about Orhan Pamuk to get more information on the writer of this book.
Orhan Pamuk was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006. You may read his Nobel Lecture: My Father's Suitcase
The official site of the writer is located at www.orhanpamuk.net
The official site of “The Museum of Innocence” is located at www.masumiyetmuzesi.com (in Turkish).
Pamuk describes the relation between the novel and the museum as “The museum is not an illustration of the novel and the novel is not an explanation of the museum. They are two representations of one single story perhaps.” in an interview with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
Pamuk is writing a series of articles, discussing the literary, philosophical and personal backgrounds of the novel and his thoughts on other great novels about love. These articles will also be linked here.
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