The Innocence of Objects
by Orhan Pamuk
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The culmination of decades of omnivorous collecting, Orhan Pamuk's Museum of Innocence in Istanbul uses his novel of lost love, The Museum of Innocence, as a departure point to explore the city of his youth. In The Innocence of Objects, Pamuk's catalog of this remarkable museum, he writes about things that matter deeply to him: the psychology of the collector, the proper role of the museum, the photography of old Istanbul (illustrated with Pamuk's superb collection of haunting photographs show more and movie stills), and of course the customs and traditions of his beloved city. The book's imagery is equally evocative, ranging from the ephemera of everyday life to the superb photographs of Turkish photographer Ara Güler. Combining compelling art and writing, The Innocence of Objects is an original work of art and literature. Praise for The Innocence of Objects: "[A] most audacious and provocative take on the history of Turkish culture and politics by Turkey's best-known dissenter." -Publishers Weekly "Orhan Pamuk's The Innocence of Objects makes me want to stand up and shout! It is a triumph of intimacy over sterility, depth over superficiality, and humanity over inhumanity. It is also the most perfect intersection of art and literature that I have ever encountered." -The Huffington Post "I bought the Turkish edition of The Innocence of Objects, a richly illustrated book about the museum, and have been waiting for Abrams' English translation. It's just come out, and Pamuk's text about the project is as illuminating as it promised to be." - The Design Observer "-Pamuk's tour de force and mind-benderabout museums, art, artifice, and the place of fiction and the writer in theworld-is a nonfiction narrative unlike most you will encounter." - "[A] squarish volume, filled with gorgeous photographs of the museum's interior. . . . The exhibition photos are accompanied by Pamuk's lively, sometimes dazzling commentary, which ranges freely from personal anecdotes to meditations on aesthetics to whimsical 'memories' of his fictional protagonist. . . ." -The American Reader "The Innocence of Objects-Pamuk's tour de force and mind-bender about museums, art, artifice, and the place of fiction and the writer in the world-is a nonfiction narrative unlike most you will encounter." -Virginian Pilot |Orhan Pamuk received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006. His books have been translated into 60 languages. He divides his time between Istanbul and New York City, where he is the Robert Yik-Fong Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University. show lessTags
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Having also been a collector of objects that I write stories about, I found this author and his books very inspiring, giving me much to think about. The spirit of objects and their arrangement forms a connection with psychometry which has always fascinated me. This context of objects that inspire the imaginative workings of a novelist gives it further relevance as does the interesting distinctions between hoarding and collecting. I've been an associate of the Institute of Cultural Inquiry since its very beginning which has also collected objects for over 20 years. This too is a small museum in Los Angeles that was once located very near the Museum of Jurassic Technology, and is one that Orhan Pamuk would have loved. His artistic show more training is evident in the arrangement and collection of the objects and his blending of these two aspects of his being, art making and writing stories about humanity have found the process that allows him to do both to significant degree. It is his faith in his artistic instincts and in following his heart, however, against all odds and reason, that most inspires. show less
It is really neat how the boxes in the museum tie in to the chapters in the novel, Museum of Innocence. I am also reminded of Jose Saramago's Book, Journey to Portugal, and his trickery in getting the reader to believe that the book is a true travelogue. What is real and what isn't? Does it matter? ?????
Il catalogo del museo
Mancano le musiche e i filmati poi c'è tutto il museo.
Mancano le musiche e i filmati poi c'è tutto il museo.
Jan 20, 2016Italian
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Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul, Turkey on June 7, 1952. After graduating from Robert College in Istanbul, he studied architecture at the Istanbul Technical University. After three years, he decided to become a writer and graduated from the Institute of Journalism at the University of Istanbul in 1976. In 1982, he published his first novel Cevdet show more Bey and His Sons, which received both the Orhan Kemal and Milliyet literary prizes. His novel, My Name Is Red, won the French Prix Du Meilleur Livre Etranger, the 2002 Italian Grinzane Cavour, and the 2003 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. He has received numerous Turkish and international literary awards for his works including the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. His recent work includes A Strangeness in My Mind. (Bowker Author Biography) Orhan Pamuk is the author of six previous novels, including "The White Castle" & "The New Life". He lives in Istanbul with his family. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- 069.094961 — Computer science, information & general works General organisations and museology Museology {Museum science} modified standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography; specific museuims not limited to a specific subject Europe Other parts of Europe
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- DR739 .M37 .P36 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Balkan Peninsula History of Balkan Peninsula Turkey Local history and description (European Turkey) Istanbul (Constantinople)
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