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Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist. She has published 19 books, 12 of which are novels. She is a bestselling author in many countries around the world and her work has been translated into 55 languages. Her latest novel The Island of Missing Trees, shortlisted for the Costa Award, RSL Ondaatje Prize and Women’s Prize for Fiction. 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and RSL Ondaatje Prize; and was Blackwell’s Book of the Year. The Forty Rules of Love was chosen by BBC among the 100 Novels that Shaped Our World. The Architect’s Apprentice was chosen for the Duchess of Cornwall’s inaugural book club, The Reading Room. Shafak holds a PhD in political science and she has taught at various universities in Turkey, the US and the UK, including St Anne's College, Oxford University, where she is an honorary fellow. She also holds a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Bard College. Shafak is a Fellow and a Vice President of the Royal Society of Literature. She is a founding member of ECFR (European Council on Foreign Relations). An advocate for women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights and freedom of expression, Shafak is an inspiring public speaker and twice TED Global speaker. Shafak contributes to major publications around the world and she was awarded the medal of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2017 she was chosen by Politico as one of the twelve people “who will give you a much needed lift of the heart”. Shafak has judged numerous literary prizes, including PEN Nabokov prize and she has chaired the Wellcome Prize. www.elifshafak.com Twitter @Elif_Safak Instagram @shafakelif

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There Are Rivers in the Sky

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Olivia Vinall, Elif Shafak

Length: 16 hrs and 48 mins

Release date: 08-08-24

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 137 ratings
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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Alix Dunmore

Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins

Release date: 06-06-19

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 1,040 ratings
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The Island of Missing Trees

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Daphne Kouma, Amira Ghazalla

Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins

Release date: 05-08-21

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 1,230 ratings
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The Architect's Apprentice

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Grant Cartwright

Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins

Release date: 19-12-14

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 423 ratings
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The Forty Rules of Love

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: George Blagden

Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins

Release date: 06-06-19

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 550 ratings
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The Bastard of Istanbul

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Alix Dunmore

Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins

Release date: 06-06-19

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 333 ratings
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Three Daughters of Eve

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Alix Dunmore

Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins

Release date: 02-02-17

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 342 ratings
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How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Elif Shafak

Length: 1 hr and 33 mins

Release date: 27-08-20

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 82 ratings
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The Island of Missing Trees

A Novel

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Daphne Kouma, Amira Ghazalla

Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins

Release date: 02-11-21

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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Minds at War

How Great Artists and Their Work Were Shaped by the First World War

By: Fintan O'Toole, Ruth Padel, Heather Jones, Elif Shafak, David Edgerton, Sara LeFanu

Narrated by: full cast

Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins

Release date: 03-11-22

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
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La isla del árbol perdido [The Island of Missing Trees]

By: Elif Shafak, Inmaculada Concepción Pérez Parra - translator

Narrated by: Elsa Veiga

Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins

Release date: 06-07-23

Language: Spanish

5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
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Am Himmel die Flüsse

Roman

By: Elif Shafak, Michaela Grabinger - Übersetzer

Narrated by: Pegah Ferydoni

Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins

Release date: 22-07-24

Language: German

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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

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Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins

Release date: 10-10-19

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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La bastarda de Estambul [The Bastard of Istanbul]

By: Elif Shafak, Sonia Tapia Sánchez - translator

Narrated by: Paula Iwasaki

Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins

Release date: 29-09-22

Language: Spanish

4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
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Das Flüstern der Feigenbäume

By: Elif Shafak, Michaela Grabinger - Übersetzer

Narrated by: Eva Mattes, Joachim Schönfeld

Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins

Release date: 27-10-21

Language: German

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Mis últimos 10 minutos y 38 segundos en este extraño mundo [10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World]

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Elsa Veiga

Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins

Release date: 23-01-20

Language: Spanish

4 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
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Die vierzig Geheimnisse der Liebe

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Ann Vielhaben

Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins

Release date: 24-11-16

Language: German

3.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
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Liane und das Land der Geschichten

Ein Buch über die Magie des Lesens

By: Elif Shafak

Narrated by: Sascha Icks

Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins

Release date: 01-10-20

Language: German

5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
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Three Daughters of Eve

By: Elif Shafak

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Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins

Release date: 01-02-18

Language: English

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