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Synopsis
A second English-language tale by the author of The Saint of Incipient Insanities finds Turkish teen Asya coming of age under the wing of her tattoo-parlor owner mother and her three aunts, befriending a cousin from America, and discovering a secret that links her family to the 1915 Armenian deportations and massacres.
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An astonishingly rich and lively story of an Istanbul family whose mixed up heritage mirrors the complexity of Turkish society . . . a hugely ambitious exploration of complex historical realities handled with an enchantingly light touch ((starred review) Kirkus Reviews)
Overflows with a kitchen sink's worth of zany characters . . . an entertaining and insightful ensemble novel that posits the universality of family, culture and coincidence ((starred review) Publishers Weekly)
Funny, enlightening and entertaining . . . essential reading ((starred review) Library Journal)
About the Author
Elif Shafak is the author of five previous novels including, most recently, The Gaze and The Saint of Incipient Insanities. She splits her time between Istanbul and Tucson, Arizona, where she is an assistant professor of Near Eastern studies at the University of Arizona. Her op-ed pieces have appeared in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal, and she has been featured on National Public Radio.
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- PublisherViking Pr
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0670038342
- ISBN 13 9780670038343
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages360
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