Elif Shafak (Turkish: Elif Şafak, pronounced [eˈlif ʃaˈfak]; born 25 October 1971) is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, public speaker, political scientist and activist. Shafak writes in Turkish and English, and has published 19 works. She is best known for her novels, which include The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, Three Daughters of Eve and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. Her books have been translated into 55 languages and been nominated for several literary awards. Described by the Financial Times as "Turkey's leading female novelist", several of her works have been bestsellers in Turkey and internationally. Her works have prominently featured the city of Istanbul, and dealt with themes of Eastern and Western culture, roles of women in society, and human rights issues. Certain politically challenging topics addressed in her novels, such as child abuse and the Armenian genocide, have led to legal action from authorities in Turkey that prompted her to emigrate to the United Kingdom. Shafak has a PhD in political science. An essayist and contributor to several media outlets, Shafak has advocated for women's rights, minority rights, and freedom of speech.
Elif Shafak
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Êlif Šafak, Əlif Şəfəq, אליף שפק, et 30 autres
ئەلیف شەفەق, شافاق، اليق،, شفق، أليف, ʻAlīf Shāfāk, Ilīf Šafaq, Shafak, אליף שאפאק, Elifa Šafaka, Elif Bilgin, إليف شفك, شافاك، أليف, אליף שפאק, Elif Shafak, Alīf Šāfāk, Şafak, Елиф Шафак, Elif Safak, אליף שאפק, एलिफ़ शफ़क, الیف شفق, Ελίφ Σαφάκ, Alīf Shāfāk, 엘리프샤팍, Элиф Шафак, ئەلف شافاک, Elif Şafak, Էլիֆ Շաֆաք, Էլիֆ Շաֆակ, Elif Şafaková, Alīf Shafaq - Naissance :
- 24 octobre 1971
