Elif Shafak

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About the Author

Elif Shafak is the most widely read female writer in Turkey. Her books include the novels The Bastard of Istanbul and The Forty Rules of Love and the memoir Black Milk. She lives in London and Istanbul.

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Books by Elif Shafak

The Architect's Apprentice
The Architect’s Apprentice
Honor
Honor
Black Milk
Black Milk
The Forty Rules of Love
The Forty Rules of Love
The Bastard of Istanbul
The Bastard of Istanbul

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La bastarda de Estambul / The Bastard of Istanbul
La isla del árbol perdido / The Island of Missing Trees
Mis últimos 10 minutos y 38 segundos en este extraño mundo / 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World

Books by Elif Shafak published by

1914 – Goodbye to All That

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