Set in the most high-profile quarters of İstanbul such as Nişantaşı, Çukurcuma, Taksim, Harbiye and Beyoğlu, which played key roles in Pamuk’s own life, “The Museum of Innocence” tells the story of a rich İstanbul man named Kemal and his unrequited love for a poor distant female cousin named Füsun.

With a considerable fan base in France, this is not the first time that Pamuk’s works have been translated into the French language. In 2005 his novel “Kar” was awarded the Le Prix Médicis étranger for best foreign novel.