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Orhan Pamuk:
Box number 74 is the mirror image of box number 47. The death of Tarik Bey, Fusun’s father, gave Kemal and Fusun a last hope for reconciliation.
I asked myself over and over again why I had such a deeply pleasant time while I was composing this box (and its sister, Box 47, “My Father’s Death”) with objects that illustrate the life, belongings, and death of Füsun’s father. Was it the opportunity to play around, years later, with familiar objects that were used for completely different purposes? Putting these things together in a box, measuring every centimeter, and making the slightest change in search of a particular harmony made me feel as if I were building a world—just as I do when I write a novel.