The Bastard of Istanbul - Hardcover

Shafak, Elif

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670038342 ISBN 13: 9780670038343

Publisher: Viking Pr, 2007

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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Review:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Pr
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0670038342
• ISBN 13: 9780670038343
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360