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The Innocence of Memories
The Innocence of Memories is an important addition to the oeuvre of Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk. Comprised of the screenplay of the acclaimed film by Grant Gee from 2015 (by the same name), a transcript of the author and filmmaker in conversation, and captivating colour stills, it is an essential volume for understanding Pamuk's work.
Drawing on the themes from Pamuk's best-selling books, The Museum of Innocence, Istanbul and The Black Book, this book is both an accompaniment to the author's previous publications and a wonderfully revelatory exploration of Orhan Pamuk's key ideas about art, love, and memory.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 25, 2016
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Orhan Pamuk
120 books10.4k followersFerit Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, he has sold over 13 million books in 63 languages, making him the country's best-selling writer.
Pamuk's novels include Silent House, The White Castle, The Black Book, The New Life, My Name Is Red and Snow. He is the Robert Yik-Fong Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, where he teaches writing and comparative literature. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018.
Of partial Circassian descent and born in Istanbul, Pamuk is the first Turkish Nobel laureate. He is also the recipient of numerous other literary awards. My Name Is Red won the 2002 Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, 2002 Premio Grinzane Cavour and 2003 International Dublin Literary Award.
The European Writers' Parliament came about as a result of a joint proposal by Pamuk and José Saramago. Pamuk's willingness to write books about contentious historical and political events put him at risk of censure in his homeland. In 2005, a lawyer sued him over a statement acknowledging the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Pamuk said his intention had been to highlight issues of freedom of speech in Turkey. The court initially declined to hear the case, but in 2011 Pamuk was ordered to pay 6,000 liras in compensation for having insulted the plaintiffs' honor.
Pamuk's novels include Silent House, The White Castle, The Black Book, The New Life, My Name Is Red and Snow. He is the Robert Yik-Fong Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, where he teaches writing and comparative literature. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018.
Of partial Circassian descent and born in Istanbul, Pamuk is the first Turkish Nobel laureate. He is also the recipient of numerous other literary awards. My Name Is Red won the 2002 Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, 2002 Premio Grinzane Cavour and 2003 International Dublin Literary Award.
The European Writers' Parliament came about as a result of a joint proposal by Pamuk and José Saramago. Pamuk's willingness to write books about contentious historical and political events put him at risk of censure in his homeland. In 2005, a lawyer sued him over a statement acknowledging the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Pamuk said his intention had been to highlight issues of freedom of speech in Turkey. The court initially declined to hear the case, but in 2011 Pamuk was ordered to pay 6,000 liras in compensation for having insulted the plaintiffs' honor.
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February 26, 2020
Orhan Pamuk sadece yazar olarak değil, bir sanatçı bir düşünce adamı, bir gözlemci olarak da kendine hayran bırakıyor. Bunu anlayabilmek için güzel bir başvuru kitapçığı diyebilirim.
November 13, 2019
Müzenin kendisi kitabından çok daha etkileyiciydi. Sırasıyla Önce kitabı okudum , sonrasında müzeyi ( farklı nedenlerle 3 kere ) gezdim , ve sonrasında da Grant Gee'nin müze hakkındaki belgeselini izlemiştim. En son da Hatıraların Masumiyeti'ni okudum.
İlginç bir şekilde Kitabın kendisinden de , müzeden de daha çok etkiledi beni.Kitap müzeden ve belgeselden alınmış muhteşem fotoğraflarla bezenmiş. Eski bir tanıdığımın fotoğraf albümlerine bakmak , günlüğü okumak , onun tanıyan insanlardan kendisini dinlemek gibi bir his veriyor kitap. Kitapta İstanbul'un değişimi için tutulan yas ayrıca etkiliyor insanı. Artık İstanbul denince akla gelen önemli sembollerden biri halini aldı Orhan Pamuk. fakat acı bir şekilde belirtmem gerekiyor ki Orhan Pamuk, İstanbul'a karşı platonik bir aşkın içerisinde.
İlginç bir şekilde Kitabın kendisinden de , müzeden de daha çok etkiledi beni.Kitap müzeden ve belgeselden alınmış muhteşem fotoğraflarla bezenmiş. Eski bir tanıdığımın fotoğraf albümlerine bakmak , günlüğü okumak , onun tanıyan insanlardan kendisini dinlemek gibi bir his veriyor kitap. Kitapta İstanbul'un değişimi için tutulan yas ayrıca etkiliyor insanı. Artık İstanbul denince akla gelen önemli sembollerden biri halini aldı Orhan Pamuk. fakat acı bir şekilde belirtmem gerekiyor ki Orhan Pamuk, İstanbul'a karşı platonik bir aşkın içerisinde.
July 30, 2019
Şayet bir kitap ilgimi çekmişse sonrasında o kitabın yazım sürecine, o kitapta yazılan olayların arkasında yatan nedenlere dair şeyler okumayı da çok seviyorum. Masumiyet Müzesi'ni bitireli birkaç gün oldu. Kitabı bitirdikten sonra ilk işim YKY'den gidip bu kitabı almak oldu. Tam anlamıyla her noktayı aydınlattı diyemem elbette; ancak benim için mini bir rehber oldu. Özellikle Masumiyet Müzesi'ni okuyanlara / müzeyi gezenlere tavsiyemdir.
August 8, 2023
Ən sevdiyim romanlardan biri olan "Masumiyyet müzesi" haqqında yenidən oxumaq üstəlik bu dəfə bunu müzeylə bağlantılı şəkildə etmək zövqlü idi. Xüsusilə, Pamukun müzeylərə dair fikirlərini çox sevdim.
August 27, 2019
And so I coincidentally read a review about it somewhere on my feed, and what was just a curious investigation has turned into me actually reading it in one sitting!
I loved the frivolous shift of viewpoints and as a cinematic documentary, this book was also an autobiography of : the novel, the musuem, Orhan Pamuk and Istanbul...
Another reason for which I couldn't afford to put it down, was that I loved Istanbul too:
"The beautiful city views that Istanbul gifts us, the feel of the streets at midnight when the dogs take over, the city’s dilapidated backstreets, its cemeteries, its moss-covered walls, its old wooden homes with crooked bay windows, its new concrete buildings with their plaster already crumbling, its muddy, wood-coloured, unadorned streets, its cobbled pavements, all of these things together inject a feeling of hüzün into the inhabitants of Istanbul"
And always thought it was prettier by night when all the daily nuisances are silenced and only buildings and streets are hissing their little stories:
"Istanbul is prettier at night, when all the day’s filth is covered up. There is a beauty in the city then that hides everything that happens during the day. "
All those views could only inspire you and make you relate to Turkish hüzün, as yearning for something yet acknowledging its absence at times and carrying on living:
"The philosophy of hüzün tells us, ‘Retreat into your shell and find from there a way to live with dignity, to be and look like everyone else.’ Don’t try to be special or different"
Out of my speciality, I think that this is a rare book to read about urban experiences, spatializing feelings and emotions as one walked by - to put it crudely - the built environment. I was touched by the authors sensitivity as he describes the complex relation between the physical and perceived space:
"The landmarks and landscapes of a city don’t just bring back memories, they can also amplify, or alleviate, or redirect our joy and our despair."
What's more is the peculiarity of Istanbul to offer you at any given moment almost a perfect view so spectacular that you'll end up saving both your feeling and the view inseparably, you might as well have been deeply consumed by thinking about the meaning of our existence, or simply remembering to make a call... That view will haunt you for a while :
"Let me put it simply: you’re walking in Istanbul, and on your way down a hill you see a view of the Bosphorus. You happen to be in love, like Kemal. That view will forever be associated with your love and heartache. Five years later, your feelings may have changed, but you may find yourself back on that hill, and there’s that view again. The moment you see it, you will recall the anguish you felt the last time you passed this place. But it can be any feeling, really: it can be simple jealousy, or an extravagance of success, or plain joy; perhaps you’d just finished school, just sat the hardest exam, just graduated. It can be happiness that the city and its views remind you of; it can be anything."
Definitely including this one in Urban Studies required readings.... And here's why :
"‘Why Didn’t I Become an Architect?’, on how I rediscovered in this period the domestic interiors and architectural nuances of countless Istanbul neighbourhoods, the unique urban texture created by the conjunction of the city’s relative poverty with its beautiful architecture, and the many ways in which the large families that have recently migrated to the city have taken ownership of venerable old homes left behind by the rich families who built them fifty, sometimes a hundred years ago."
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" Musuems Manifesto"
Orhan Pamuk was in fact an architecture school drop out...
I loved the frivolous shift of viewpoints and as a cinematic documentary, this book was also an autobiography of : the novel, the musuem, Orhan Pamuk and Istanbul...
Another reason for which I couldn't afford to put it down, was that I loved Istanbul too:
"The beautiful city views that Istanbul gifts us, the feel of the streets at midnight when the dogs take over, the city’s dilapidated backstreets, its cemeteries, its moss-covered walls, its old wooden homes with crooked bay windows, its new concrete buildings with their plaster already crumbling, its muddy, wood-coloured, unadorned streets, its cobbled pavements, all of these things together inject a feeling of hüzün into the inhabitants of Istanbul"
And always thought it was prettier by night when all the daily nuisances are silenced and only buildings and streets are hissing their little stories:
"Istanbul is prettier at night, when all the day’s filth is covered up. There is a beauty in the city then that hides everything that happens during the day. "
All those views could only inspire you and make you relate to Turkish hüzün, as yearning for something yet acknowledging its absence at times and carrying on living:
"The philosophy of hüzün tells us, ‘Retreat into your shell and find from there a way to live with dignity, to be and look like everyone else.’ Don’t try to be special or different"
Out of my speciality, I think that this is a rare book to read about urban experiences, spatializing feelings and emotions as one walked by - to put it crudely - the built environment. I was touched by the authors sensitivity as he describes the complex relation between the physical and perceived space:
"The landmarks and landscapes of a city don’t just bring back memories, they can also amplify, or alleviate, or redirect our joy and our despair."
What's more is the peculiarity of Istanbul to offer you at any given moment almost a perfect view so spectacular that you'll end up saving both your feeling and the view inseparably, you might as well have been deeply consumed by thinking about the meaning of our existence, or simply remembering to make a call... That view will haunt you for a while :
"Let me put it simply: you’re walking in Istanbul, and on your way down a hill you see a view of the Bosphorus. You happen to be in love, like Kemal. That view will forever be associated with your love and heartache. Five years later, your feelings may have changed, but you may find yourself back on that hill, and there’s that view again. The moment you see it, you will recall the anguish you felt the last time you passed this place. But it can be any feeling, really: it can be simple jealousy, or an extravagance of success, or plain joy; perhaps you’d just finished school, just sat the hardest exam, just graduated. It can be happiness that the city and its views remind you of; it can be anything."
Definitely including this one in Urban Studies required readings.... And here's why :
"‘Why Didn’t I Become an Architect?’, on how I rediscovered in this period the domestic interiors and architectural nuances of countless Istanbul neighbourhoods, the unique urban texture created by the conjunction of the city’s relative poverty with its beautiful architecture, and the many ways in which the large families that have recently migrated to the city have taken ownership of venerable old homes left behind by the rich families who built them fifty, sometimes a hundred years ago."
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" Musuems Manifesto"
Orhan Pamuk was in fact an architecture school drop out...
September 18, 2016
filmini henüz izlemediğim için yorum biraz havada kalacak, eğer izledikten sonra gerekirse ekleme yaparım bu değerlendirmeye. ilk kısım sanırım belgeselin yazılı hali gibi. fotoğraf seçimleri mükemmel, izlemiş kadar oluyor insan. ayla karakteri iyi seçilmiş ama yine de biraz yapaylık var, ayla'ya biraz daha hikaye yazabilirlerdi gibime geldi.
ikinci kısımda orhan pamuk roman ve müze ve film üzerine kendi ağzından yazıyor, bu kısım da güzel. ancak üçüncü ve son kısım olan röportajı sevemedim. kitabın o bütün havası bozulmuş gibi geldi bana. tek yıldızı oradan kırptım.
masumiyet müzesi romanı, müzenin kendisi, şeylerin masumiyeti ve bu kitap ile hepsi bir bütün gibi. hiçbiri fazla kalmıyor. bu romanın çok katmanlı, çok malzemeli, çok sınıflı zenginliğinden kaynaklanıyor bence. üzerine yapılacak şeylerin tükenmeyeceği bir "şey", masumiyet müzesi.
ikinci kısımda orhan pamuk roman ve müze ve film üzerine kendi ağzından yazıyor, bu kısım da güzel. ancak üçüncü ve son kısım olan röportajı sevemedim. kitabın o bütün havası bozulmuş gibi geldi bana. tek yıldızı oradan kırptım.
masumiyet müzesi romanı, müzenin kendisi, şeylerin masumiyeti ve bu kitap ile hepsi bir bütün gibi. hiçbiri fazla kalmıyor. bu romanın çok katmanlı, çok malzemeli, çok sınıflı zenginliğinden kaynaklanıyor bence. üzerine yapılacak şeylerin tükenmeyeceği bir "şey", masumiyet müzesi.
June 12, 2016
sondaki o roportaj uzun olmasa net 5 yildiz.
May 28, 2021
*Masumiyet Müzesi benim en çok sevdiğim Orhan Pamuk romanı oldu. Kemal ve Füsun’un hüzünlü aşk öyküsü ile ilgili ne anlatsam eksik kalır.
*Masumiyet Müzesi’ni okurken, (müze kataloğu olan) Şeylerin Masumiyeti kitabı ile birlikte okudum. Böylece bahsedilen eşyalar, fotoğraflar, mekanlar, yiyecekler, kişiler ve diğer ayrıntıları görsel olarak da takip edebildim. (Pandemi şartları nedeniyle müze kapalı olduğu için ziyaret edemedim. Açılır açılmaz gideceğim.)
*Masumiyet Müzesi ve Şeylerin Masumiyeti kitaplarını tamamladıktan sonra, “Hatıraların Masumiyeti” (The Innocence of Memories) belgeselini seyrettim ve bu belgesele ait kitabı okudum.
*Orhan Pamuk bir kitap yazmanın çok ötesine geçmiş, ciddi bir edebi proje yaratmış: Kitap, müze ve belgesel. Onu ve bu edebi projeyi ortaya koyan ekibi tebrik ediyorum. Büyük bir emek. İyi ki bu ülkenin Orhan Pamuk’u var ve iyi ki bu muhteşem yazarı kendi dilinden okuyorum.
*Masumiyet Müzesi’ni okurken, (müze kataloğu olan) Şeylerin Masumiyeti kitabı ile birlikte okudum. Böylece bahsedilen eşyalar, fotoğraflar, mekanlar, yiyecekler, kişiler ve diğer ayrıntıları görsel olarak da takip edebildim. (Pandemi şartları nedeniyle müze kapalı olduğu için ziyaret edemedim. Açılır açılmaz gideceğim.)
*Masumiyet Müzesi ve Şeylerin Masumiyeti kitaplarını tamamladıktan sonra, “Hatıraların Masumiyeti” (The Innocence of Memories) belgeselini seyrettim ve bu belgesele ait kitabı okudum.
*Orhan Pamuk bir kitap yazmanın çok ötesine geçmiş, ciddi bir edebi proje yaratmış: Kitap, müze ve belgesel. Onu ve bu edebi projeyi ortaya koyan ekibi tebrik ediyorum. Büyük bir emek. İyi ki bu ülkenin Orhan Pamuk’u var ve iyi ki bu muhteşem yazarı kendi dilinden okuyorum.
December 25, 2016
"Şehre olan sevgimi de böyle şekerlendirerek, ballandırarak, 'aman aman, ben bu şehri ne çok severim' gibi abartmak istemiyorum. Şehirle ilişkimin, gövdemle, vücudumla, elimle, kolumla ilişkim, akrabalarımla ilişkim gibi bir yanı da vardır. İşte bana verilmiş olan da budur. Ne yaptımsa bu şehir beni yaptı, ben de ne yaptımsa onun üzerinden yaptım, onun üzerinden kendimi ifade ettim." (s.55)
Orhan Pamuk 90larda sınıf farkını içeren ve İstanbulun kalbinde geçen bir aşk hikayesini ve bu hikayenin bir müzede gerçekmiş gibi sergilendiği fikrini beraber düşünür. Kitap ile aynı adı taşıyan Masumiyet Müzesi, kitap yazıldıktan 4 sene sonra açılır ve açıldıktan iki sene sonra Avrupanın en iyi müzesi seçilir.
Masumiyet Müzesinin buraya kadar olan hikayesini muhtemelen biliyorsunuz. Orhan Pamukun projenin başında kurgulamadığı kısmı, bütün bunları anlatacak "mockumentary"dir, yani bütün bu hikayenin gerçekmiş gibi anlatıldığı bir belgesel... Hatıraların Masumiyeti filmini 2016 baharında büyük bir hayranlıkla izlemiştim, kitapsa o filmin yapım hikayesini; metnini ve bütün projeyi hem Orhan Pamukun ağzından hem de filmin yönetmeni Grant Lee ile olan röportajından hareketle anlatıyor.
Bu "kitabın kitabı"nı, Füsunu, Kemali, Orhan Pamuku veya İstanbulu seviyorsanız mutlaka okuyun :)
Orhan Pamuk 90larda sınıf farkını içeren ve İstanbulun kalbinde geçen bir aşk hikayesini ve bu hikayenin bir müzede gerçekmiş gibi sergilendiği fikrini beraber düşünür. Kitap ile aynı adı taşıyan Masumiyet Müzesi, kitap yazıldıktan 4 sene sonra açılır ve açıldıktan iki sene sonra Avrupanın en iyi müzesi seçilir.
Masumiyet Müzesinin buraya kadar olan hikayesini muhtemelen biliyorsunuz. Orhan Pamukun projenin başında kurgulamadığı kısmı, bütün bunları anlatacak "mockumentary"dir, yani bütün bu hikayenin gerçekmiş gibi anlatıldığı bir belgesel... Hatıraların Masumiyeti filmini 2016 baharında büyük bir hayranlıkla izlemiştim, kitapsa o filmin yapım hikayesini; metnini ve bütün projeyi hem Orhan Pamukun ağzından hem de filmin yönetmeni Grant Lee ile olan röportajından hareketle anlatıyor.
Bu "kitabın kitabı"nı, Füsunu, Kemali, Orhan Pamuku veya İstanbulu seviyorsanız mutlaka okuyun :)
September 1, 2016
Masumiyet Müzesi'ni kaç sene önce okuduğumu tam olarak hatırlayamıyorum fakat en az 3 sene olmuştur.
Müzeye Temmuz ayında gidebilme fırsatım oldu ve beni etkileyen bir atmosfere sahipti. Bu kitapta da müzeye, neden bir müze oluşturulduğuna dair Pamuk'un açıklamaları bulunuyor.
Kitabı okuyanlar için de okumayanlar için de Masumiyet Müzesi'nin gidilmesi gereken bir yer olduğunu düşünüyorum..
Müzeye Temmuz ayında gidebilme fırsatım oldu ve beni etkileyen bir atmosfere sahipti. Bu kitapta da müzeye, neden bir müze oluşturulduğuna dair Pamuk'un açıklamaları bulunuyor.
Kitabı okuyanlar için de okumayanlar için de Masumiyet Müzesi'nin gidilmesi gereken bir yer olduğunu düşünüyorum..
April 18, 2016
Orhan Pamuk'un her sayfada aynı şeyi farklı cümlelerle tekrarladığı bir kitap. Tamam, İstanbul sokaklarında geceleri köpek çeteleri gezerdi. Anladım!
May 16, 2016
You will find every detail of this museum in this book and you'll also find some interetsing information about Orhan Pamuk's life and thoughts.
July 18, 2025
I found The Innocence of Memories to be a beautiful, unique and really interesting small book. It feels like a blend of personal reflection, memoir and description of the creative process, where Orhan Pamuk shares his thoughts while writing The Museum of Innocence, and while designing and setting up the museum.
What I loved most was seeing the symbolism behind each object in the museum and how everything connects back to the story. It was fascinating to read about Pamuk’s experiences growing up in Istanbul and how he’s witnessed the city change through time. I found myself smiling most of the time while reading the book :)
Visiting the museum while reading the book was a beautiful experience, which gave everything a deeper layer of meaning. It made it so clear what Pamuk was thinking when he chose each item. I especially loved learning why he included the Hilton Hotel and what it represented for him, and for Istanbul in the 1950s.
The romantic feeling behind small things like capturing single moments in short lines of each of Füsun’s 4,213 cigarette butts really stayed with me. I found that so touching and poetic. How romantic is that? To turn something so ordinary into something so filled with emotion.
One thing I really appreciated is that you can absolutely enjoy this book and the museum without having read The Museum of Innocence first. In fact, according to Pamuk, around 50% to 60% of the museum’s visitors haven’t read the novel… But after reading The Innocence of Memories and seeing the museum, I definitely want to read The Museum of Innocence in the next few days. It feels like I’ve already been introduced to the emotional world of the story in such a rich and visual way, that I really want to know more and get deeper into the story :)
The whole idea of telling a story through objects is so beautiful, and I think Pamuk did it in such a thoughtful and well-executed way. It’s not just a museum, and not just a book… it’s a full experience of memory, love, and the passage of time.
What I loved most was seeing the symbolism behind each object in the museum and how everything connects back to the story. It was fascinating to read about Pamuk’s experiences growing up in Istanbul and how he’s witnessed the city change through time. I found myself smiling most of the time while reading the book :)
Visiting the museum while reading the book was a beautiful experience, which gave everything a deeper layer of meaning. It made it so clear what Pamuk was thinking when he chose each item. I especially loved learning why he included the Hilton Hotel and what it represented for him, and for Istanbul in the 1950s.
The romantic feeling behind small things like capturing single moments in short lines of each of Füsun’s 4,213 cigarette butts really stayed with me. I found that so touching and poetic. How romantic is that? To turn something so ordinary into something so filled with emotion.
One thing I really appreciated is that you can absolutely enjoy this book and the museum without having read The Museum of Innocence first. In fact, according to Pamuk, around 50% to 60% of the museum’s visitors haven’t read the novel… But after reading The Innocence of Memories and seeing the museum, I definitely want to read The Museum of Innocence in the next few days. It feels like I’ve already been introduced to the emotional world of the story in such a rich and visual way, that I really want to know more and get deeper into the story :)
The whole idea of telling a story through objects is so beautiful, and I think Pamuk did it in such a thoughtful and well-executed way. It’s not just a museum, and not just a book… it’s a full experience of memory, love, and the passage of time.
June 5, 2022
First I saw the (actual) Museum of Innocence in Istanbul and felt I really had to read the book to fully comprehend what I had been looking at. Which I did, and then I wanted to visit the museum once more. In spite of what is being said in The Innocence of Memories, that you look at it with a pair of fresh eyes on a second occasion, I enjoyed it so much more after actually having read the book. That must have to do with the fact that I was in awe with the meticulousness with which the Museum's collection has been composed. No wonder people believe Orhan Pamuk is in fact Kemal, the main character from Museum of Innocence! That being said, since the (actual) Museum of Innocence is not finished yet and still is a work in progress, I am definitely going back again on a future occasion to see what has been added to the collection!
The book The Innocence of Memories has added to the sense of kinship I experience with the story and its characters. As if I've gotten to know them a bit better by reading it. The only thing left to do for me, is to go see the movie made by Grant Gee!
The book The Innocence of Memories has added to the sense of kinship I experience with the story and its characters. As if I've gotten to know them a bit better by reading it. The only thing left to do for me, is to go see the movie made by Grant Gee!
February 4, 2023
I have never been to Turkey, yet I have a difficult to explain curiosity towards that country. I plan to visit this year but until then, my infatuation is just based on ideas - and this book. I picked this one up on the street, a neighbour was getting rid of many books and this one got my attention. I read quickly, enjoying each page and connecting the the author. I have now realised this sort of essay is an entry door for me into Istanbul. The Innocence of Memories is connected to a book, a documentary an a museum, a creative exercise that amazed me and intrigues me.
For now, this book gave me all I wanted for my Istanbul fantasies, romantic, nostalgic, detailed and just compelling. Happy to have had found Pamuk's literature.
For now, this book gave me all I wanted for my Istanbul fantasies, romantic, nostalgic, detailed and just compelling. Happy to have had found Pamuk's literature.
September 7, 2023
A beautiful comment on the “Museum of Innocence” - a novel which had a great impact on me years ago and finally made me travel to Istanbul, in order to look for Orhan Pamuk’s museum with the same name. “Museum of Innocence” novel, the museum itself, “Istanbul: Memories of a City” and “The Innocence of Memories” create together a unique experience and take one closer to understanding of hüzün - Turkish melancholy on the streets of Istanbul.
“Orhan’s vision of Istanbul and my actual experience of Istanbul were mixed up into one thing - they became inseparable.”
“Orhan’s vision of Istanbul and my actual experience of Istanbul were mixed up into one thing - they became inseparable.”
July 26, 2018
Kitabı severek okumuş, müzeyi de iki kez bayılarak gezmiş birisi olarak okurken keyif aldım. Dört başı mamur bir kitap değil belki (filme bir girizgah aslında) ama özellikle Orhan Pamuk hayranları için güzel bir hatırlama oluyor.
Masumiyet Müzesini okumayınca bir anlamı yok ama okuyunca yazarın genel olarak yazma serüveni ve bu kitabı yazma sürecini görmek güzel. Filmi de en yakın zamanda izleyeceğim, acaba Ayla karakteri düşündüğüm kadar gereksiz mi merak ediyorum :)
Masumiyet Müzesini okumayınca bir anlamı yok ama okuyunca yazarın genel olarak yazma serüveni ve bu kitabı yazma sürecini görmek güzel. Filmi de en yakın zamanda izleyeceğim, acaba Ayla karakteri düşündüğüm kadar gereksiz mi merak ediyorum :)
December 8, 2018
Keşke Masumiyet Müzesi’ni bitirdiğim gün başlamasaydım diyorum şimdi. Beni çok derinden etkileyen aşkın öznelerinin, romandaki havadan çıkıp daha kurgusallıklarının hissettirilmesi canımı sıktı nedense. Romanların içinde yaşadığım, onları da en az bizler kadar gerçek saydığım içindir belki de, bilemiyorum. :)
December 2, 2018
Masumiyet Müzesi ve onunla ilgili çekilen bir belgeselin hikayesini okurken, hem roman, hem kahramanları , hem o günün İstanbul’u , hem belgeselcilik , hem de bir romanı bir müzeye ilişkilendirmek üzerine konuşmaları okuyorsunuz.
December 8, 2019
Enjoyed this - without loving it. A good bit of backgrounder stuff on Pamuk and some nice insights and philosophy around his work and how he views history.
October 13, 2022
It’s not a stand alone work. One has to read it with the Museum of Innocence. I learnt about Aristotelian view of time and Proustian memories. Thoroughly enjoyed reading.
January 28, 2023
En temel gücümün, disiplin olduğunu, mücadele olduğunu, irade olduğunu hep hissettim...
June 22, 2023
Interesting novel to understand Turkey’s exploration and tension of the road of westernization from Orhan, one of the best contemporary Turkish writers.
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October 11, 2023such a beautiful book
October 16, 2023
Masumiyet Müzesinin kardeşlerinden, Hatıraların Masumiyeti filminden çıkmış bir kitapçık bu. Roman, Müze, Film, Kitapçık :) Sevdik biz bu dörtlemeyi, çok sevdik..
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