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Istanbul - Memories and the City
Istanbul - Memories and the City | Orhan Pamuk
Vietnamese edition of Pamuk's Istanbul: Memories and the City, an literary biographic novel, where memorable details of the author's city In Vietnamese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
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Eva_B
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Pickpick

This was recommended to me by a work colleague after she was trying to suggest any book I hadn‘t read! I am so glad she suggested this one. I really enjoyed it. I had spent some time in Istanbul many years ago. This brought back so many wonderful memories! It is an amazing city to explore and Pamuk‘s book captures it perfectly. The fact I read the illustrated version was an added bonus.

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Itchyfeetreader
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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In Istanbul for a few days and picked up the tagged book in a local bookshop - loved this bookish fountain in a garden spotted at the beginning of the trip (currently in a very big queue)

AmyG That‘s just lovely. 1y
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Tove_Reads
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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The books I plan on reading next week. Will also finish The Prophecy by Chris Kuzneski, which I‘m reading right now. Very excited about these books! 💕💕

Tove_Reads Hmm... guess it‘ll be a murderous week 🤔🤷🏼‍♀️ 4y
TrishB It definitely will be! 4y
dylanisreading Looks like a great stack! That Val McDermid has been on my tbr for a long time. 4y
Andrew65 Some great books here. I got a NetGalley copy of The Postscript Murders. Still need to read it. 4y
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alisiakae
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView ! #ispy a river, well, kind of. Apparently, I own very few books with a river on the cover! This is Bosporus Strait, which was a river during the tertiary period of the Continents. (I looked it up) Close enough?

I‘ll tag @Meaw_catlady @julesG @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Kalalalatja @squirrelbrain can you find a cover with the moon on it? 🌙

julesG Thanks for the tag. Strange coincidence, just caught a few minutes of Twilight - New Moon on TV. Will look for a book later. 😘 5y
squirrelbrain Great cover! I‘ll have a 👀 for a moon 🌓 in the morning; nearly bedtime here... 😴 5y
TheSpineView Great choice! 😊 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks for the tag 🌝 5y
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alisiakae
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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I don‘t plan on reading all of these, but this is my stack I am choosing from for #nonfictionNovember #NFNov

I‘m balancing this with my remaining prompts for #pop19, delving into #teenangst for #bbrc, and hopefully reading a few of the books nominated in this year‘s GR Awards before voting ends (nominees will be announced on Nov 5).

I‘d say that‘s quite a list for the month.

rsteve388 Woo hoo get em! 5y
rsteve388 Istanbul was Constantinople.. Now it's Istanbul Not Constantinople! 5y
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rsteve388 Also 1 pt 5y
kspenmoll I never finished John Adams although I was learning so much. Maybe I should go back to it! Thanks for reminder!!!! 5y
alisiakae @kspenmoll I have a life goal of reading a book about each President. So far, I've only read Washington by Ron Chernow (and also his Hamilton book). I figured it's time to move on to POTUS # 2. 😂 5y
alisiakae @kspenmoll It doesn't help that now, every time I think of John Adams, I think of the King George song from Hamilton....John Adams?! I know him! That can't be, that's that little guy that spoke to me... 😂 😂 🎶 5y
kspenmoll @4thhouseontheleft 😂😂😂😂 5y
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Kempii
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Pickpick

100! This was the 100th book I read this year. Lovely memoir about Istanbul, its history, uniqueness, melancholy, struggles, and changes. I have read other books by this author and always enjoy reading his prose. It is poetic, creative, even, and enjoyable like a steady, soft breeze ruffling tree leaves. That's the sensation reading his books makes me feel.

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Tanisha_A
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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"Life can't be all that bad, I'd think from time to time. Whatever happens, I can always take a long walk along the Bosphorus." - Orhan Pamuk, Istanbul

This book makes me want to #travel to Istanbul, and experience the oh so beautiful descriptions!
?: Bosphorus by Moonlight, 1874 - Ivan Aivazovsky

#QuotsyJuly18 @TK-421

hilded Istanbul is beautiful, go there if you get the chance 😍 6y
Cathythoughts Beautiful quote & pic 💫💫💫 6y
Tanisha_A @hilded Yesss, one day! 🍃 6y
Tanisha_A @Cathythoughts Thank you! About the painter - he was considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Such a serene piece to look at, this artwork. 6y
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Tanisha_A
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Chiaroscuro [kee-ahr-ruh-skyoo r-oh]: The distribution of light and shade in a picture.

New to me word! Love the sound of it.

Eggs ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
MemoirsForMe 😊👍🏻 6y
DivineDiana This term has recently come on my radar. The Picasso book that I am now reading uses it repeatedly! 😉 6y
Tanisha_A @DivineDiana Nice one right!? I like saying it out loud. 😀 6y
DivineDiana 😀 6y
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Tanisha_A
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Orhan Pamuk is one of my favourite authors. Very excited to read this.

Slajaunie Pretty mug! 6y
Tanisha_A @Slajaunie Thanks. Love blue pottery! 6y
batsy Love the combo of the cover and the mug 💙 6y
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Tanisha_A @batsy Thankee! 😀 6y
kspenmoll Beautiful mug! 6y
Tanisha_A @kspenmoll 😀 Thanks! Now I feel like buying more blue pottery wares. 6y
BiblioLitten I have the same book cover.💙 Love the blue! 6y
Tanisha_A @BiblioLitten It is pretty indeed! 📘 6y
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Tanisha_A
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Wow!

Tamra 💜 6y
Tanisha_A @Tamra Yes! ♥ 6y
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Tanisha_A
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Office library finds. 😀
I really wish to visit Istanbul one day. For now, it'll be through the book.

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BiblioLitten
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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"That's the thing about books, they let you travel without moving your feet."?
Pamuk is the best person to take you around Istanbul. ???
The cover shows a snowy day in Istanbul, and I'm melting in scorching heat. ?
#traveltuesdays #nonfiction #turkey
#readingresolutions @Jess7

batsy Lovely pic with all the green in the background! 7y
Cinfhen Looks good, I‘ve been eyeing this author for awhile but haven‘t read any of his books yet 7y
BiblioLitten @batsy Thank you 😊 I love my balcony 🌳🌺 7y
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BiblioLitten @Cinfhen oh! I would recommend My Name Is Red.💕📕 7y
Cinfhen Thanks for the rec @BiblioLitten 😁 7y
ephemeralwaltz Nice photo!😍 7y
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Eugeniavb
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Panpan

I like the idea of mixing your memoir with a chronicle about the city where you‘ve grown up, live and love. There were a couple of chapters I really enjoyed like the one on growing up in a non-religious family while surrounded by devout people at such a turning point in Turkey‘s history. But the book was overly morose most of the time. The word melancholic must have come up 300 times. A little too downtrodden for me.

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Eugeniavb
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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“Desde niño me he pasado largos años creyendo en un rincón de la mente que en algún lugar de las calles de Estambul, en una casa parecida a la nuestra, vivía otro Orhan que se me parecía en todo, que era mi gemelo, exactamente igual a mí.” #firstlines

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DivineDiana
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Mehso-so

All of the numerous photos in this book were in black and white. It reinforced the most repeated word- melancholy. This was a Book Club pick, and I was looking forward to it. I admire the author, and had attended his recent lecture at U of Penn. My sister had recently visited Istanbul with her Turkish husband, and returned with a continued love of the city. This on the other hand was a sad and depressing portrayal of the City.

GatheringBooks i read this while i was in istanbul - for some reason, the quiet, brooding tone appealed to me somewhat - and i discussed the term he referred to about melancholia when i conducted my teacher training there and they claimed that it was fairly accurate. :) i am looking forward to reading his other novels. :) 7y
DivineDiana @GatheringBooks Thank you for your insight. I hope to visit myself one day. 7y
GatheringBooks @DivineDiana i do totally get everything you said though - it‘s a novel that requires a certain vibe/mood. I think my reading of it may have been similar had i not read it while i was there during their feb winter? i really don‘t know but am sure it figures into the equation of the entire reading experience. 7y
DivineDiana @GatheringBooks I‘m quite certain it did. 📚 7y
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DivineDiana
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Started this one for one of my Book Clubs!

Izai.Amorim Istanbul 😍😍😍 7y
DivineDiana @Izai.Amorim Have you read it? 7y
Izai.Amorim @DivineDiana No, my wife did and loved it. It‘s on my TBR. But I loved the city. Can‘t wait for things to quiet down so that I can return. 7y
DivineDiana @Izai.Amorim So far, I am enjoying the history of the City. Feeling transported and do hope to visit myself in time. There are so many wonderful photographs! 7y
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Happyfeetana
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Mehso-so

I just came back from Istanbul and finishing this one. Can't make up my mind about how I feel about it. But it only makes sense reading it if you have been or you plan to go to Istanbul.

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Cecibmg
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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It's here! I got #orhanpamuk 'a signature in my #Istanbul book. Super excited to have met him. Have you checked your local library/bookstore to see if exciting authors are visiting your town?

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Cecibmg
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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What are the odds?! The #NobelPrize writer you are currently reading is in your city and you get a chance to hear him speak AND get a signature from. Have you read #OrhanPamuk? I'm currently reading #Istanbul and just got #theredhairedwoman. I'll post his signature tomorrow! So excited! 💜📚🙆🏻

mrozzz The red haired woman was FAB. Amazing you got to meet him! 7y
Cecibmg I still have to read it @mrozzz I'm so looking forward! 7y
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Cecibmg
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Writers tend to awaken feelings that you may not know exist. He describes a sense of being one with the city that never occurred to me, but as I think of the city of my childhood, I believe I know exactly what he's talking about.

DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉📚👍😀Hope you enjoy it here! 7y
Cecibmg Thank you @DebinHawaii !! Super excited!! 💜📚🙆🏻 7y
RaimeyGallant Welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon 7y
Cecibmg Thank you @RaimeyGallant I'm very excited I finally joined 🙆🏻📚💜 7y
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mrozzz
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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I've been collecting screenshots of excellent quotes by superb authors which are displayed on the Goodreads mobile app loading screen. Put together a few of my favorites. ?

"I read a book one day and my whole life was changed."
~Orhan Pamuk

emilyhaldi Great idea!! 💡 7y
mrozzz @emilyhaldi thanks! I have my fingers at the ready each time I load the app now so I don't miss the good ones 😉 7y
MatchlessMarie I knew I wasn't the only one who did this! ? My most recent save was "A peasant that reads is a prince in waiting." -Walter Mosley 7y
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mrozzz @MatchlessMarie 👌🏻😄yessss 7y
DivineDiana I'm taking a screenshot of your screenshots! 7y
mrozzz @DivineDiana bahahah that's meta 👌🏻 7y
Cecibmg Love it @mrozzz I'll do the same 👏🏼👏🏼 7y
mrozzz @Cecibmg you totally should! 7y
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GatheringBooks
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Pickpick

#FallIntoBooks Day 9: read this gorgeous book and bought these beautiful #Bookmarks while I was in Istanbul to conduct a two-day teacher training in 2015.

AmyG They look like my favorite bookmark...a book rug. I love these! 7y
GatheringBooks @AmyG perfect description! 7y
Reviewsbylola Those are beautiful! 7y
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Suet624 Those are gorgeous!!! 7y
Lcsmcat Oooooh! Lovely! 7y
Kalalalatja Gorgeous! 😍 7y
GatheringBooks @Reviewsbylola thanks! i gave a few away to my book club members :) 7y
GatheringBooks @Suet624 @Lcsmcat @Kalalalatja really glad that you like them - these are my favourites :) 7y
BiblioLitten Such gorgeous bookmarks!! 7y
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schmia
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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The books are coming for me and that's awesome. #IstanbulModern

ErinC This is amazing! 7y
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schmia
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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Still recovering from jet lag and need coffee. Fortunately, I'm in Istanbul.

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GoneFishing
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk

The first thing I learned at school was that some people are idiots; the second thing I learned was that some are even worse.

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Tonton
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Istanbul: sounds so beautiful said out loud. Story of this fabled city through childhood memories.

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DreesReads
Istanbul | Orhan Pamuk
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I am a day behind, but here's my books in translation pile! I admit to not having read any of these yet. #somethingforsept

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AstridLim
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Mehso-so

Uhm I find some parts of this book a bit boring 😆 I was hoping for a memorable memoir from one of the greatest writers from Turkey, combined with a deep description about Istanbul. Turned out, this is more like a history book about Istanbul, with glimpses of Pamuk's background. A bit unsattisfying.