From the Nobel Prize winner and “one of the great novelists” (The Washington Post) comes a stirring exploration of the nature of romance in late 1970s Istanbul.
It is 1975, a perfect spring in Istanbul. Kemal and Sibel, children of two prominent families, are about to become engaged. But when Kemal encounters F?un, a beautiful shopgirl and a distant relation, he becomes enthralled. And once they violate the code of virginity, a rift begins to open between Kemal and the world of the Westernized Istanbul bourgeoisie. In his pursuit of F?un over the next eight years, Kemal becomes a compulsive collector of objects that chronicle his lovelorn progress–amassing a museum that is both a map of a society and of his heart.
Author: Orhan Pamuk
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/05/2010
Series: Vintage International
Pages: 560
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780307386243
Language: English
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