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Books recommended by Elif Shafak
Turkish writer (born 1971)
Turkish writer (born 1971). Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on Turkey.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Elif Shafak has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Elif Shafak recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Elif recommended it.
The best books on Turkey
Five Books interview in which Elif Shafak chooses and discusses six books.
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Fragments of Culture
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2015 Five Books interview “The best books on Turkey”.
The best books on Turkey Interviewfivebooks.com
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Rethinking Modernity and National Identity in Turkey
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2015 Five Books interview “The best books on Turkey”.
The best books on Turkey Interviewfivebooks.com
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Colonial Fantasies
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2015 Five Books interview “The best books on Turkey”.
The best books on Turkey Interviewfivebooks.com
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Istanbul
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2015 Five Books interview “The best books on Turkey”.
The best books on Turkey Interviewfivebooks.com
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Tales from the Expat Harem
Explicit recommendationOne of six picks in the 2015 Five Books interview “The best books on Turkey”.
The best books on Turkey Interviewfivebooks.com
Written by Elif Shafak
Books Elif Shafak wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
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