Elif Shafak Performs at The Moth: PEN World Voices
Elif Shafak tells a story on the them “What Went Wrong?” at The Moth at PEN World Voices, part of the 2011 PEN World Voices Festival.
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May 10, 2011
by Rafia Zakaria
Motherhood is often imagined as a natural state for women, a return to some authentic self that is believed to lie at the core of every woman. In patriarchal ...More >>
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Norayr Gurnagul (6.08.2009)
Dear Elif,
I am an Armenian Canadian born in Istanbul but have not been back for 40 years. I just finished "The Bastard of Istanbul" and must say that it is one of the best books that I have read in recent years. You took a delicate subject and treated it in such a balanced fashion. I miss the sights, sounds and smells of simits and all other mezes in Istanbul, one day I hope to go back to visit.
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veronika (2.07.2009)
dear elif,
I finished "the bastard of istanbul" today and I didn´t want it to end.I have very special memories regarding the city of Istanbul and thanks to you I keep this memories even tighter to my heart,although I haven´t visited the city for some years.
You have written a beautiful and touching book and I profoundly thank you for talking about the past and all it´s proven facts.please don´t stop!!!!all the best for you,good luck and stay strong!!
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Stephen Earl (22.03.2009)
"The Flea Palace" stands comparison with Jane Austen, and if Ms Safak s open-mindedness, humour and human sympathy prevail in Turkey, the country could be a valuable partner in the EEC. Incidentally, Muge Gocek s translation is a tour de force.
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arezoo (16.01.2009)
I am a 24-year old girl from iran.I recentry read the bastard of istanbul.I dare say that it was one of the most fascinating books I ve ever read in my entire life.The twist of fate,life,everything is so moving,so tactly created that the reader enjoys it so much and the events and the characters become part of her /his life during the time of reading the book.
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Zetta (12.12.2008)
Hello, im writing you form Athens, Greece and i would like to make a comment for the Bastard of Istanbul .It was the greatest book i have read the last years.So vivid, so powerful and different personalities created a nice journey through USA and Tukey.In that book i loved the scenes of Istanbul,the roads, the cafes, the houses, the voices of the street.I m looking forward to read the mirrors that is already translated in Greek.Keep on the good writing.Thanks for heraing me
Elif Shafak Performs at The Moth: PEN World Voices
Elif Shafak tells a story on the them “What Went Wrong?” at The Moth at PEN World Voices, part of the 2011 PEN World Voices Festival.
&nbs...
May 10, 2011
by Rafia Zakaria
Motherhood is often imagined as a natural state for women, a return to some authentic self that is believed to lie at the core of every woman. In patriarchal ...
