The Museum of Innocence : Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREA deeply moving portrait of a torturous love affair that shows Istanbul in all its complex beauty. 'An enthralling, immensely enjoyable piece of storytelling.' The Guardian'Intimate and nuanced . . . a classic, spacious love story.' The New York Review of Books'A resounding confirmation that Orhan Pamuk is one of the great novelists of his generation.' Washington PostKamal lives a life of cosmopolitan glamour, exploring the restaurants and boutiques of Istanbul with his friends and fiancé.In the newly modern city, they pride themselves on their liberal attitudes and Western style. A chance encounter with Fusun, a working-class shop-girl, begins a long, obsessive love affair, one that draws him deep into Istanbul's complex history, and uncovers the forces of class and gender that still control its inhabitants' lives.