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title: "Istanbul: Memories and the City (Vintage International)"
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# Istanbul: Memories and the City (Vintage International)

**Price:** 38940CFA
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- **What is this?** Istanbul: Memories and the City (Vintage International)
- **How much does it cost?** 38940CFA with free shipping
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## Description

From the Nobel Prize winner and acclaimed author of My Name is Red comes a portrait of Istanbul by its foremost writer, revealing the melancholy that comes of living amid the ruins of a lost empire. "Delightful, profound, marvelously origina.... Pamuk tells the story of the city through the eyes of memory." -- The Washington Post Book World A shimmering evocation, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world's great cities, by its foremost writer. Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul and still lives in the family apartment building where his mother first held him in her arms. His portrait of his city is thus also a self-portrait, refracted by memory and the melancholy--or hüzün--that all Istanbullus share. With cinematic fluidity, Pamuk moves from his glamorous, unhappy parents to the gorgeous, decrepit mansions overlooking the Bosphorus; from the dawning of his self-consciousness to the writers and painters--both Turkish and foreign--who would shape his consciousness of his city. Like Joyce's Dublin and Borges' Buenos Aires, Pamuk's Istanbul is a triumphant encounter of place and sensibility, beautifully written and immensely moving.

Review: I’m so happy with this purchase I even wrote a review! - The book was neatly wrapped in kraft paper before being carefully packaged to avoid damage in transit. Zero plastic packaging too 😍! Arrived in perfect condition. Very happy with purchase from Unique Globe Curiosities Gift Shop. Thank you.
Review: Memory Lane - Istanbul: memories of city by Orhan Pamuk; interesting personal recollections of a city which suffered collective melancholy after its loss of empire. It became poor and all its old wooden houses were burned down and replaced with ghastly concrete buildings as it tried to Westernize. Whole generations of families lived in the same multistorey houses and the city became bigger and bigger. The book was an interesting jaunt down memory lane, more poignant for those who know something of the modern city.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 440 in Travel Writing (Books) 4,869 in Biographies & Memoirs (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 910 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’m so happy with this purchase I even wrote a review!
*by G***R on 5 September 2025*

The book was neatly wrapped in kraft paper before being carefully packaged to avoid damage in transit. Zero plastic packaging too 😍! Arrived in perfect condition. Very happy with purchase from Unique Globe Curiosities Gift Shop. Thank you.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Memory Lane
*by P***N on 16 December 2024*

Istanbul: memories of city by Orhan Pamuk; interesting personal recollections of a city which suffered collective melancholy after its loss of empire. It became poor and all its old wooden houses were burned down and replaced with ghastly concrete buildings as it tried to Westernize. Whole generations of families lived in the same multistorey houses and the city became bigger and bigger. The book was an interesting jaunt down memory lane, more poignant for those who know something of the modern city.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Not an easy read
*by A***R on 11 October 2024*

Quite self indulgent at times although the atmosphere of old black and white Istanbul is conveyed. Certainly not my favourite book.

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