Elif Shafak

The Forty Rules of Love Author's name: Elif Shafak The novel's heroine, Ella, the unhappy wife, turns forty when she reads a novel about the life of Jalal ad-Din Rumi and his Sufi master, Shams of Tabriz. She is captivated by Shams's rules, which...

The Island of Missing Trees Author: Elif Shafak Translator: Ahmed Hassan Al-Moaini Elif Shafak retells a poignant story of life resembling that of Romeo and Juliet. The narrative reaches its climax when Kostas is sent to London by his mother in 1974 without being...

There are rivers in the sky Author's name: Elif Shafak A lost poem, two great rivers, and three extraordinary lives, all linked by a single drop of water. In the ruins of Nineveh, fragments of a long-forgotten poem lie buried beneath the sand. An...

Istanbul's bastard Author's name: Elif Shafak A novel about the women of the Kazanci family who live in a large house: Zeliha, the younger sister who owns a tattoo parlor, and Asya's foundling mother; Banu, who has recently discovered her talents as an astrologer;...

Three Daughters of Eve Author's name: Elif Shafak Perry was on her way to a dinner party in Istanbul when a beggar accosted her and snatched her handbag. As she wrestled with him to get it back, a Polaroid photo of three young women...

The Loved Boy and the Teacher Author's name: Elif Shafak Translated by: Dr. Muhammad Darwish The Passionate Boy and the Teacher is a novel by Elif Shafak. The worlds of this novel are strange and wonderful, as the novelist moves here to the world...

The girl who doesn't like her name Author's name: Elif Shafak Sardonia is a smart and creative girl, but she has one problem: she hates her name, which means a type of flower, which makes her classmates make fun of her. She finds loyal...

honor Author's name: Elif Shafak Bambi leaves Turkey, leaving her twin sister behind, and follows her beloved husband, Adam, to London. The Kurdish Tobruk family, in exile, tries in vain to break away from the traditions and beliefs that haunt them until the last...

How to Keep Our Sanity in a Divided Age Author's name: Elif Shafak Translated by: Ahmed Hassan Al-Moaini In this powerful and inspiring plea for conscious optimism, novelist and activist Elif Shafak draws on her own memories and delves into the power of stories...

Candy Palace Author's name: Elif Shafak Translator's name: Muhammad Darwish Dessert Palace is the second novel by Turkish writer Elif Shafak. It is more like a short story, connected by the setting: an old palace in Istanbul inhabited by residents who are very different...

10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World Novel Author's name: Elif Shafak The novel begins with the heroine, Laila, brutally murdered and her body dumped in a garbage dump. The events unfold during the final 10 minutes and 38 seconds during which...

الحليب الأسود

شرف

ابن إسطنبول غير الشرعي

النظرة

10 دقائق و38 ثانية في هذا العالم الغريب

black milk Writing, motherhood and harem Author's name: Elif Shafak Black Milk is not just a journey through postpartum depression or the autobiography of a creative mother whose pen stopped producing words when she gave birth to her child. Rather, it is an experience...