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Peri, a wealthy Turkish housewife, is on her way to a dinner party at a seaside mansion in Istanbul when a beggar snatches her handbag. As she wrestles to get it back, a photograph falls to the ground - an old polaroid of three young women and their university professor. A relic from a past - and a love - Peri had tried desperately to forget.The photograph takes Peri back to Oxford University, as an eighteen year old sent abroad for the first time. To her dazzling, rebellious Professor and his life-changing course on God. To her home with her two best friends, Shirin and Mona, and their arguments about Islam and femininity. And finally, to the scandal that tore them all apart.

Leila, une jeune prostituée, est assassinée dans une rue d'Istanbul et son corps jeté dans une poubelle. Durant dix minutes et trente-huit secondes exactement, son esprit continue de fonctionner. Elle se rememore alors comment, issue d'une bonne famille, elle a quitte l'Anatolie pour se retrouver dans les quartiers les plus malfames de la ville.

Londres, 2010. Ada, 16 ans, est rattrapée par l'histoire d'amour inconcevable de ses deux parents, Kostas et Defne, qui se sont connus en 1974 á Chypre, en pleine guerre civile.

Peri, a wealthy Turkish housewife, is on her way to a dinner party at a seaside mansion in Istanbul when a beggar snatches her handbag. As she wrestles to get it back, a photograph falls to the ground - an old Polaroid of three young women and their university professor. A relic from a past - and a love - Peri had tried desperately to forget.The photograph takes Peri back to Oxford University, as an eighteen-year-old sent abroad for the first time: to her dazzling, rebellious professor and his life-changing course on God, to her home with her two best friends, Shirin and Mona, and their arguments about Islam and femininity and, finally, to the scandal that tore them all apart.

Mariée a un riche promoteur, Peri assiste a un grand dîner dans une somptueuse villa du Bosphore. Au cours du repas, chacun commente les événements dramatiques que traverse la Turquie pendant qu'elle repense a sa jeunesse, a l'affrontement entre son père laïc et sa mère très pieuse, puis étudiante a Oxford entre ses deux amies : Shirin, Iranienne émancipée, et Mona, musulmane pratiquante et féministe.Elle se remémore aussi sa rencontre avec Azur, le flamboyant professeur de philosophie qui les a réunies. Cette soirée pas comme les autres fera ressortir les contradictions de la femme d'aujourd'hui et les impasses dans lesquelles se débat une société coincée entre tradition et modernité.Elif Shafak signe une satire violente de la bourgeoisie stambouliote comme du fanatisme religieux, également aveugles aux aspirations d'une jeunesse en quête de vérité et de liberté.

From award-winning writer Elif Shafak, the Orange Prize long-listed author of The Forty Rules of Love and The Architect's Apprentice, The Gaze is a humorous and carnivalesque exploration of what it means to look and be looked at... An obese woman and her lover, a dwarf, are sick of being stared at wherever they go and so decide to reverse roles. The man goes out wearing make-up and the woman draws a moustache on her face. This elegant, unforgettable novel explores our desire to look at others. 'Beautifully evoked' The Times 'Original and compelling' TLS

Et si notre esprit fonctionnait encore quelques instants après notre mort biologique ? 10 minutes et 38 secondes exactement. C’est ce qui arrive à Tequila Leila, prostituée brutalement assassinée dan

Istanbul, XVIe siècle. Le jeune Jahan, arrivé clandestinement, évolue dans la ville en compagnie d'un éléphant blanc destiné a être offert au sultan Soliman le Magnifique. Il rencontre des courtisans, des gitans, des dompteurs, mais aussi la belle Mihrimah. Un jour, il attire l'attention de Sinan, l'architecte du roi

In her second novel written in English (The Saint of Incipient Insanities was the first), Turkish novelist Shafak tackles Turkish national identity and the Armenian "question" in her signature style. In a novel that overflows with a kitchen sink's worth of zany characters, women are front and center: Asya Kazanci, an angst-ridden 19-year-old Istanbulite is the bastard of the title; her beautiful, rebellious mother, Zeliha (who intended to have an abortion), has raised Asya among three generations of complicated and colorful female relations (including religious clairvoyant Auntie Banu and bar-brawl widow, Auntie Cevriye). The Kazanci men either die young or take a permanent hike like Mustafa, Zeliha's beloved brother who immigrated to America years ago. Mustafa's Armenian-American stepdaughter, Armanoush, who grew up on her family's stories of the 1915 genocide, shows up in Istanbul looking for her roots and for vindication from her new Turkish family. The Kazanci women lament Armanoush's family's suffering, but have no sense of Turkish responsibility for it; Asya's boho cohorts insist there was no genocide at all. As the debate escalates, Mustafa arrives in Istanbul, and a long-hidden secret connecting the histories of the two families is revealed. Shafak was charged with "public denigration of Turkishness" when the novel was published in Turkey earlier this year (the charges were later dropped). She incorporates a political taboo into an entertaining and insightful ensemble novel, one that posits the universality of family, culture and coincidence. (Jan. 22)

A rich, magical new novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World - now a top ten Sunday Times bestsellerIt is 1974 on the island of Cyprus. Two teenagers, from opposite sides of a divided land, meet at a tavern in the city they both call home. The tavern is the only place that Kostas, who is Greek and Christian, and Defne, who is Turkish and Muslim, can meet, in secret, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands of garlic, chilli peppers and wild herbs. This is where one can find the best food in town, the best music, the best wine. But there is something else to the place: it makes one forget, even if for just a few hours, the world outside and its immoderate sorrows.In the centre of the tavern, growing through a cavity in the roof, is a fig tree. This tree will witness their hushed, happy meetings, their silent, surreptitious departures; and the tree will be there when the war breaks out, when the capital is reduced to rubble, when the teenagers vanish and break apart.Decades later in north London, sixteen-year-old Ada Kazantzakis has never visited the island where her parents were born. Desperate for answers, she seeks to untangle years of secrets, separation and silence. The only connection she has to the land of her ancestors is a Ficus Carica growing in the back garden of their home.In The Island of Missing Trees, prizewinning author Elif Shafak brings us a rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, memory and amnesia, human-induced destruction of nature, and, finally, renewal.

A rich, magical new novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World - now a top 10 Sunday Times bestsellerTwo teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. The taverna is the only place that Kostas and Defne can meet in secret, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands of garlic and chilli peppers, creeping honeysuckle, and in the centre, growing through a cavity in the roof, a fig tree. The fig tree witnesses their hushed, happy meetings; their silent, surreptitious departures.The fig tree is there, too, when war breaks out, when the capital is reduced to ashes and rubble, when the teenagers vanish. Decades later, Kostas returns - a botanist, looking for native species - looking, really, for Defne. The two lovers return to the taverna to take a clipping from the fig tree and smuggle it into their suitcase, bound for London.Years later, the fig tree in the garden is their daughter Ada's only knowledge of a home she has never visited, as she seeks to untangle years of secrets and silence, and find her place in the world.The Island of Missing Trees is a rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, nature and renewal, from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World.'One of the best writers in the world today' Hanif Kureishi'Shafak makes a new home for us in words' Colum McCann

The new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author of THE ISLAND OF MISSING TREES and 10 MINUTES 38 SECONDS IN THIS STRANGE WORLD - coming soon***Praise for Elif Shafak***A writer of important, beautiful, painful, truthful novels Marian KeyesShafak makes a new home for us in words Colum McCannElif Shafak is a unique and powerful voice in world literature Ian McEwan

Elif Shafak (Estrasburg, França, 1971), d'origen turc, és autora de cinc novel·les i d'una col·lecció d'assaigs. Arran de la publicació de la seva segona novel·la en anglès, La bastarda d'Istanbul, v

La historia de una familia kurdo-turca que se traslada a Londres en los años 70 sirve de motor narrativo para contar el difícil encaje de tradiciones distintas.Nacieron del mismo vientre y casi al mismo tiempo: Pembe y Jamila eran gemelas, hijas de una familia numerosa que vivia en un pequeño pueblo de Kurdistan, pero la voluntad del padre las separo y llevo sus vidas por caminos distintos.En 1970 Pembe y su marido Adem se trasladan a Londres, en busca de un mejor destino para sus hijos Alex, Esma y Yunus, dejando a Jamila en el pueblo, aunque el matrimonio esta destinado al fracaso desde el principio. Harta de soportar un marido infiel y jugador, Pembe se aleja poco a poco de Adem y encuentra finalmente a un hombre con quien compartir su destino, pero Alex entiende esta nueva relacion de la madre como una enfrenta al honor de la familia y toma cartas en el asunto, sin darse cuenta de que esta cometiendo un error que marcara a la familia para siempre.De un pequeño pueblo de Kurdistan a Londres, pasando por Estambul y Abu Dhabi, Elif Shafak ha urdido una trama apasionante y polemica para su nueva novela. Con ella vamos a recorrer los hilos de una historia donde la tradicion de Oriente y Occidente muestran su lado mas oscuro: cuando se habla y se actua en nombre de un honor que ya no tiene dueño ni sentido, se anda en la desgracia, y los cuerpos de Pembe y Jamila ahi estan para contestar a quien pregunte.Cuando tenia siete años, uno de nuestros vecinos, sastre de profesion, a menudo pegaba a su esposa. Por la noche, todo el vecindario oia los gritos, los golpes, los insultos, pero por la mañana cada cual se ocupaba de lo suyo, como si nadie hubiera visto ni oido nada... Esta novela esta dedicada a los que quieren oir y ver.Elif Shafak

La nueva novela de la autora de La bastarda de Estambul y El arquitecto del universo transcurre a caballo entre Estambul e Inglaterra, entre la tradición y el afán por descubrir otras maneras de ver la vida.Muchos quieren cambiar el mundo; otros intentan cambiar a sus seres queridos, pero casi nadie esta dispuesto a cambiarse a si mismo.Elif ShafakErase una vez un sultan que una noche de tormenta empezo a leer unos esplendidos poemas del gran Nefi. De repente, un rayo alcanzo los jardines del palacio, y el hombre penso que aquella era una maldicion. Rompio en mil pedazos las paginas del libro, las lanzo al Bosforo y ordeno la muerte del poeta. Desde entonces, las aguas de ese mar son tan negras como la tinta de aquellos poemas perdidos...Ignorancia y poder: una mezcla explosiva que puede provocar mucho dolor inutil, y de eso nos habla Peri, una joven que vive a caballo entre Estambul y Oxford, lidiando con las ideas politicas del padre y la devocion religiosa de su madre. La chica duda, investiga, y finalmente cree haber encontrado un camino hacia la verdad cuando encuentra a un profesor excentrico, que estimula a sus estudiantes con preguntas siempre nuevas. Su guia son las tres pasiones que segun Bertrand Russell mueven los destinos de los humanos: el deseo de amor, la busqueda del conocimiento y la compasion por el dolor ajeno. La teoria tiene sentido, el reto es apasionante, pero habra que ver como actuar cuando estas tres pasiones choquen con una realidad donde el deseo pide paso.Con estos mimbres, Elif Shafak ha escrito una novela hermosa y necesaria, para invitarnos a mover nuestras propias aguas negras que a menudo nos impiden caminar.Reseña: La narracion de Shafak es siempre agil, con una notable fuerza visual respecto de la accion que convierte aquella en un extenso guion cinematografico.El PaisShafak indaga en el papel de la mujer en una sociedad donde la libertad no siempre es un bien comun, al alcance de todos.CulturamasLa novela posee un trasfondo reflexivo implicito en el titulo que hace referencia a "las tres pasiones" que mueven a los humanos: el deseo de amor, la busqueda de conocimiento y la compasion por el dolor ajeno. Jon Kortazar, El diario montañes

En un mundo sobrecargado de información, busquemos la empatía.Una lectura obligatoria para los tiempos que corren, cargada de esperanza y optimismo.MejorBig Think Book del 2020Vivimos inmersos en una ansiedad contagiosa que nos tiene sumidos en sentimientos de tristeza, soledad y frustracion generalizada. Nos sentimos abrumados por los acontecimientos que nos rodean, por la injusticia, por el sufrimiento y por una sensacion de crisis continua. Dicen que la esperanza es lo ultimo que se pierde, pero en un mundo tan dividido, ¿como mantenemos la cordura?En este poderoso manifiesto de optimismo consciente, la novelista y activista nominada al Premio Booker Elif Shafak se basa en sus propios recuerdos y defiende el poder de las historias para unirnos.El desasosiego ha privado a las personas de su voz, pero si volvemos a escucharnos los unos a los otros contribuiremos a mejorar la democracia, la empatia y sobre todo a recuperar nuestra fe en un futuro mas amable y sabio.Reseñas: Elegante... pausado y generoso. Mary BeardUna lectura deliciosa que invita a la reflexion.TheIndependentConmovedor.The GuardianUna lectura revolucionaria.Cosmopolitan

La historia de una familia kurdo-turca que se traslada a Londres en los años 70 sirve de motor narrativo para contar el difícil encaje de tradiciones distintas. Nacieron del mismo vientre y casi al mismo tiempo: Pembe y Jamila eran gemelas, hijas de una familia numerosa que vivia en un pequeño pueblo de Kurdistan, pero la voluntad del padre las separo y llevo sus vidas por caminos distintos. En 1970 Pembe y su marido Adem se trasladan a Londres, en busca de un mejor destino para sus hijos Alex, Esma y Yunus, dejando a Jamila en el pueblo, aunque el matrimonio esta destinado al fracaso desde el principio. Harta de soportar un marido infiel y jugador, Pembe se aleja poco a poco de Adem y encuentra finalmente a un hombre con quien compartir su destino, pero Alex entiende esta nueva relacion de la madre como una enfrenta al honor de la familia y toma cartas en el asunto, sin darse cuenta de que esta cometiendo un error que marcara a la familia para siempre.De un pequeño pueblo de Kurdistan a Londres, pasando por Estambul y Abu Dhabi, Elif Shafak ha urdido una trama apasionante y polemica para su nueva novela. Con ella vamos a recorrer los hilos de una historia donde la tradicion de Oriente y Occidente muestran su lado mas oscuro: cuando se ha

From Booker-shortlisted author Elif Shafak, Honour is a gripping tale of love, betrayal and clashing cultures. My mother died twice. I promised myself I would not let her story be forgottenPembe and Adem Toprak leave Turkey for London. There they make new lives for their family. Yet the traditions and beliefs of their home come with them - carried in the blood of their children, Iskender and Esma. Trapped by past mistakes, the Toprak children find their lives torn apart and transformed by a brutal and chilling crime.Set in Turkey and London in the 1970s, Honour explores pain and loss, loyalty and betrayal, the clash of tradition and modernity, as well as the love and heartbreak that can tear any family apart.One of the best writers in the world today Hanif Kureishi Vivid storytelling... that explores the darkest aspects of faith and love Sunday Telegraph

One rainy afternoon in Istanbul, a woman walks into a doctors surgery. I need to have an abortion, she announces. She is nineteen years old and unmarried. What happens that afternoon will change her life.Twenty years later, Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. Due to a mysterious family curse, all the Kaznci men die in their early forties, so it is a house of women, among them Asyas beautiful, rebellious mother Zeliha, who runs a tattoo parlour Banu, who has newly discovered herself as clairvoyant and Feride, a hypochondriac obsessed with impending disaster. And when Asyas Armenian-American cousin Armanoush comes to stay, long hidden family secrets connected with Turkeys turbulent past begin to emerge.Wonderfully magical, incredible, breathtaking...will have you gasping with disbelief in the last few pages Sunday ExpressA beautiful book, the finest I have read about Turkey Irish TimesHeartbreaking...the beauty of Islam pervades Shafaks book Vogue

Shortlisted for the 2005 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, Elif Shafak's The Flea Palace is a moving and highly original novel about a group of individuals who live in the same building and who together become embroiled in a mystery. By turns comic and tragic, The Flea Palace is an outstandingly original novel driven by an overriding sense of social justice. Bonbon Palace was once a stately apartment block in Istanbul. Now it is a sadly dilapidated home to ten wildly different individuals and their families. There's a womanizing, hard-drinking academic with a penchant for philosophy; a 'clean freak' and her lice-ridden daughter; a lapsed Jew in search of true love; and a charmingly naive mistress whose shadowy past lurks in the building. When the rubbish at Bonbon Palace is stolen, a mysterious sequence of events unfolds that result in a soul-searching quest for truth. 'Picaresque' Guardian 'Hyperactive and hilarious' Independent