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The Bastard of Istanbul
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A breath-taking novel about a violent secret that threatens the peace of two interwoven families – now a Penguin Essential.
One rainy afternoon in Istanbul a woman walks into a doctor's surgery. 'I want an abortion', she announces. She is nineteen years old, and unmarried. What happens that afternoon is to change her life, and the lives of everyone around her.
Twenty years later, Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. Due to a mysterious family curse all the men die by age 41, so it is a house of women, among them her beautiful, rebellious mother, Zeliha, clairvoyant Auntie Banu and bar-brawl widow, Auntie Cevriye. But when Asya's Armenian-American cousin Armanoush comes to stay, long-hidden family secrets and Turkey's turbulent past begin to emerge.
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak offers a vivid portrait of the interplay between personal and historical legacies, examining how past traumas shape the present and entwine destinies across generations.
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iThe Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak is celebrated for its courageous and passionate storytelling, laden with vibrant energy and a purposeful narrative. It weaves a lively, rich tale that reviewers have praised for being handled with a light, enchanting touch. The novel features an array of eccentric characters, offering an entertaining, insightful take on family, culture, and coincidence.
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ISBN: 9780241986448
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 June 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 111.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Elif Shafak is an award-winning British Turkish novelist, whose work has been translated into fifty-six languages. The author of nineteen books, thirteen of which are novels, she is a bestselling author in many countries around the world. Shafak's last novel, The Island of Missing Trees, was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller, and was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award and the Women's Prize for Fiction. Her novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the RSL Ondaatje Prize. There Are Rivers in the Sky is her latest novel.
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