Comments on: Orhan Pamuk, The Museum of Innocence

By: paula

paula — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 22:41:13 +0000

In March 2016 the Somerset House exhibited a partial Museum of the Innocence, organised by Pamuk, and a month later a DVD with the making of of the exhibition was released.
I read the book last year. I was anxious all the time seeing the characters always on the edge of the abyss and steping forward…
On the other hand never had I read such a vivid description of suffering taken to such an extreme that it becomes physical pain.

By: John

John — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:16:33 +0000

Weird connections! Is there something in this?
I have posted on your site under the Houndsditch murders of 1910 section, being descended from people who lived in the neighbouring houses, and no doubt drank in the Cutlers’ Arms pub, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Long stories to tell on what has been found on all this.
Weirdly, I live and work in Istanbul and am amazed to read of your interest in this city and in Pamuk.
Yes, Pamuk created a museum of innocence in a restored Ottoman house in the Cihangir district of Istanbul. It’s full of objects with references to the novel and fully open to the public.
The area was sordid and run down for a very long time but is now in the throes of full-on gentrification.

By: gary

gary — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 11:37:18 +0000

great blog, great ideas, ill be back in london soon, what about a pint?

By: belle

belle — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:07:49 +0000

I hesitate to ask, but have you read Irfan Orga’s Portrait of a Turkish Family?

By: andrea

andrea — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:55:17 +0000

I just read that Pamuk has created an actual Museum of Innocence, with Fusun’s cigarette butts and everything.

Here is the article:
http://tinyurl.com/82v39lc

By: Vicky

Vicky — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:36:13 +0000

It’s just gone onto my library book list

By: Siddhartha Joshi

Siddhartha Joshi — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:16:44 +0000

I had been planning to read it for long, your article convinced me that it should be my next book!

By the way, I have used Orhan’s image on my blog as well, of course with due credit. Hope you won’t mind!

By: Lee Tran

Lee Tran — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:52:25 +0000

Thank you so much for this, I am so keyed up about reading the book now. It had been sort-of on my list, and I really liked the excerpt that ran in the New Yorker but I easily lose track of which books I should page through, so it was great to have a surefire reason to put it top of the list.

By: mlleparadis

mlleparadis — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:41:36 +0000

you’ve just described my reason for reading so little anymore (although by coming to your site, i manage to read a little more every day). if i were to pick up this book, it sounds like i would just have to hand my life over to orhan pamuk and i would not have it back really for even days after i’d read it. sigh.

great posts this week. happy new year! oh your post about christmas cards was v. inspiring. i have them from years past in little packets scattered around the house. yours is a very good and green idea.

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:58:17 +0000

Thank you for the recommendation, I have ordered it and it will be my next read. Also thank you for the wonderful installments on the Horrible Murders which I enjoyed immensely.