International Author
Elif Shafak
Էլիֆ Շաֆաք
1971–
Turkish-British novelist and essayist whose fiction explores identity, memory, migration, belonging, and cultural encounter.
Literary fiction
Historical fiction
Identity
Migration
About Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak (born 1971) is a Turkish-British novelist and essayist whose work explores identity, memory, migration, gender, and the meeting of cultures. She writes fiction in Turkish and English.
Her novels include The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, and The Island of Missing Trees.
