{"product_id":"museum-innocence-novel-pamuk","title":"Museum of Innocence  by Orhan Pamuk (2008) Novel of Turkey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003ehe Museum of Innocence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, is a renowned 2008 novel by Turkish Nobel laureate \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eOrhan Pamuk. Set in Istanbul between 1975 and the early 2000s,  it is a profound exploration of \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eobsessive love\u003c\/span\u003e, memory, and the clash between Westernized and traditional Turkish values.The narrative follows \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eKemal\u003c\/span\u003e, a wealthy socialite engaged to the suitable Sibel, who falls into a life-altering affair with a distant, lower-class relative named \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eFüsun.fter losing Füsun, Kemal spends eight years visiting her family and compulsively collecting every object she ever touched—from earrings to cigarette butts.This collection eventually becomes the literal \"Museum of Innocence,\" a physical space where Kemal preserves his memories and his love forever. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eObjects as Memory:\u003c\/span\u003e The novel emphasizes the \"language of objects\" and their power to regenerate lost time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe Physical Museum: Pamuk created a real Museum of Innocence in Istanbul that houses the items described in the book. It won the European Museum of the Year Award in 2014. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eCultural Conflict:\u003c\/span\u003e It vividly depicts the 1970s Istanbul elite's struggle to balance European modernity with traditional social codes, particularly regarding honor and gender. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe novel was translated from the Turkish by Maureen Freely. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eAlfred A. Knopf\/Borzoi Books, 2009, second printing before publication; with dust jacket, 536 pages, including index.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lamoree’s Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44853743386733,"sku":"8023687692397","price":95.21,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0287\/9337\/2781\/files\/museum.png?v=1778897748","url":"https:\/\/lamoree-s-vintage.myshopify.com\/products\/museum-innocence-novel-pamuk","provider":"Lamoree’s Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}