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Honour

Honour

From award-winning writer Elif Shafak, the Orange Prize long-listed author of The Forty Rules of Love and The Architect's Apprentice, Honour is a tale of love, betrayal and clashing cultures. 'A powerful book; thoughtful, provoking and compassionate' Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat 'My mother died twice. I promised myself I would not let her story be forgotten . . .' Leaving her twin sister behind, Pembe leaves Turkey for love - following her husband Adem to London. There the Topraks hope to make new lives for themselves and their children. Yet, no matter how far they travel, the traditions and beliefs the Topraks left behind stay with them - carried in the blood. Their eldest is the boy Iskender, who remembers Turkey and feels betrayal deeper than most. His sister is Esma, who is loyal and true despite the pain and heartache. And, lastly, Yunus, who was born in London, and is shy and different. Trapped by the mistakes of the past, the Toprak children find their lives shattered and transformed by a brutal act of murder . . . A powerful novel set in Turkey and London in the 1970s, Honour explores pain and loss, loyalty and betrayal, the trials of the immigrant, the clash of tradition and modernity, as well as the love and heartbreak that too often tears families apart. 'Vivid storytelling... that explores the darkest aspects of faith and love' Sunday Telegraph 'Rich and wide as the Euphrates river along whose banks it begins and ends, Elif Shafak has woven with masterful care and compassion one immigrant family's heartbreaking story - a story nurtured in the terrible silences between men and women trying to grow within ancient ways, all the while growing past them. I loved this book' Sarah Blake, author of The Postmistress '[Elif Shafak] joins writers such as Hanif Kureishi, Zadie Smith, Monica Ali, Aamer Hussein, Andrea Levy, Hanan al-Shakyh and Leila Aboulela, who offer us fictional glimpses of London's Others' The Independent

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Autor: Safak Elif
ISBN: 9780241972946
Godina izdanja: 2015
Broj stranica: 352
Težina: 245
Tip uveza: Paperback
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Safak Elif

Safak Elif

Elif Şafak is a multiple award-winning writer and the most widely read literary author in Turkey. She is active as a political commentator and lecturer.

She writes in Turkish and English, and so far she has published fifteen books, including ten novels, among which the bestsellers Istanbul Bastard and Forty Rules of Love stand out. Her books have been translated into forty-seven languages.

Şafak is a TED speaker, a member of the Council for the Development of the Creative Industries Global Agenda of the World Economic Forum in Davos, and a founding member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, ECFR. In 2010, the French government awarded her the Order of Chevalier of Arts and Letters.

He writes for the world's leading daily newspapers and magazines, including the Financial Times , the Guardian , the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , Der Spiegel and La Repubblica .

She has taught at numerous universities in Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. She holds a BA in International Relations, an MA in Gender and Women's Studies, and a PhD in Political Science. She is known as an activist for women's, minority, and LGBT rights.

Her books have been nominated for the Orange Prize, the MAN Asian Prize, the Baileys Prize and the IMPAC Dublin Prize, and have been shortlisted for the Foreign Language Novel Award and the RSL Ondaatje Prize.

She was a member of the jury for the Independent Award for Best Foreign Language Novel (2013), the Sunday Times Best Short Story Award (2014, 2015), the 10th Women of the Future Award (2015), the FT/Oppenheimer Fund Award for New Authorial Voices (2015, 2016), the Baileys Women's Prize for Literary Fiction (2016) and the Man Booker International Prize for Literature (2017).

Şafak lives in London.

 

www.elifshafak.com

Twitter @Elif_Safak

From award-winning writer Elif Shafak, the Orange Prize long-listed author of The Forty Rules of Love and The Architect's Apprentice, Honour is a tale of love, betrayal and clashing cultures.

'A powerful book; thoughtful, provoking and compassionate' Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat

'My mother died twice. I promised myself I would not let her story be forgotten . . .'

Leaving her twin sister behind, Pembe leaves Turkey for love - following her husband Adem to London. There the Topraks hope to make new lives for themselves and their children. Yet, no matter how far they travel, the traditions and beliefs the Topraks left behind stay with them - carried in the blood.

Their eldest is the boy Iskender, who remembers Turkey and feels betrayal deeper than most. His sister is Esma, who is loyal and true despite the pain and heartache. And, lastly, Yunus, who was born in London, and is shy and different.

Trapped by the mistakes of the past, the Toprak children find their lives shattered and transformed by a brutal act of murder . . .

A powerful novel set in Turkey and London in the 1970s, Honour explores pain and loss, loyalty and betrayal, the trials of the immigrant, the clash of tradition and modernity, as well as the love and heartbreak that too often tears families apart.

'Vivid storytelling... that explores the darkest aspects of faith and love' Sunday Telegraph

'Rich and wide as the Euphrates river along whose banks it begins and ends, Elif Shafak has woven with masterful care and compassion one immigrant family's heartbreaking story - a story nurtured in the terrible silences between men and women trying to grow within ancient ways, all the while growing past them. I loved this book' Sarah Blake, author of The Postmistress

'[Elif Shafak] joins writers such as Hanif Kureishi, Zadie Smith, Monica Ali, Aamer Hussein, Andrea Levy, Hanan al-Shakyh and Leila Aboulela, who offer us fictional glimpses of London's Others' The Independent


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