The Museum of Innocence
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The Museum of Innocence (Turkish: Masumiyet Müzesi) is a novel by the Turkish Nobel-laureate novelist Orhan Pamuk, published on August 29, 2008. The book, set in Istanbul between 1975 and 1984, is an account of the love story between a wealthy businessman, Kemal, and a poorer distant relative of his, Füsun. Pamuk said he used YouTube to research Turkish music and film while preparing the novel.[1]
Quick Facts Author, Original title ...
Author | Orhan Pamuk |
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Original title | Masumiyet Müzesi |
Translator | Maureen Freely |
Country | Turkey |
Language | Turkish |
Publisher | İletişim |
Publication date | 2008 |
Published in English | 2009 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 592 pp. (original Turkish) |
ISBN | 978-975-05-0609-3 (original Turkish) |
OCLC | 276510603 |
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An excerpt, entitled "Distant Relations", appeared in The New Yorker on September 7, 2009.[2] The English translation, by Pamuk's long-time collaborator Maureen Freely, was released on October 20, 2009 by Alfred A. Knopf.[3]