Orhan Pamuk: The museum of innocence (AudiobookFormat, 2009, Random House Audio)
[sound recording] /, 30 pages
English language
Published Jan. 5, 2009 by Random House Audio.
It is 1975, a perfect spring in Istanbul. 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. Thus begins an obsessive but tragic love affair that will transform itself into a compulsive collection of objects, a museum of one man's broken heart, that chronicles Kemal's lovelorn progress and his afflicted heart's reactions.
It is 1975, a perfect spring in Istanbul. 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. Thus begins an obsessive but tragic love affair that will transform itself into a compulsive collection of objects, a museum of one man's broken heart, that chronicles Kemal's lovelorn progress and his afflicted heart's reactions.
Very postmodern (kind of drags at times, meandering and all over the place) but really beautiful storytelling about love and obsession and (to some extent) social change - need to visit museum in Istanbul.
Immaculate story-telling. An object about objects, telling a story about time for a museum about time. Heartbreaking and happy. A beautiful, engaging, thoughtful and interesting book.
A lot to admire, but probably a bit long. If you are new to Pamuk then maybe rather start with Snow.
