Name: The Bastard of Istanbul
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Author: Elif Shafak
ISBN: 9780143112716

Type

Physical Book

Author

Elif Shafak

Publisher

Penguin

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

360

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.1 x 14.0 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN

0143112716

ISBN13

9780143112716

Synopsis "The Bastard of Istanbul "

A "vivid and entertaining" (Chicago Tribune) tale about the tangled history of two families, from the author of The Island of Missing Trees (a Reese's Book Club Pick) "Zesty, imaginative . . . a Turkish version of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club." --USA Today As an Armenian American living in San Francisco, Armanoush feels like part of her identity is missing and that she must make a journey back to the past, to Turkey, in order to start living her life. Asya is a nineteen-year-old woman living in an extended all-female household in Istanbul who loves Jonny Cash and the French existentialists. The Bastard of Istanbul tells the story of their two families--and a secret connection linking them to a violent event in the history of their homeland. Filed with humor and understanding, this exuberant, dramatic novel is about memory and forgetting, about the need to examine the past and the desire to erase it, and about Turkey itself.

Elif Shafak

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Elif Shafak (Strasbourg, France, 1971) is a Turkish writer raised in various countries due to her mother's diplomatic work, including a period in Spain. She currently lives between Istanbul and London, where she combines her literary career with collaborations in the press. She writes in both Turkish and English, addressing in her works themes such as cultural identity, historical memory, and the role of women in Islamic societies. Her most celebrated novel, The Bastard of Istanbul, explores the complexity of Turkish history from a contemporary perspective. In 2019, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World made her a finalist for the Booker Prize, consolidating her international recognition.

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