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Books by Elif Shafak, plus links to author biography, book summaries, excerpts and reviews

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Elif Shafak
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Elif Shafak

How to pronounce Elif Shafak: El-liff Sha-fahk

Elif Shafak Biography

An interview with Elif Shafak

Books by this Author

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The Bastard of Istanbul jacket The Island of Missing Trees jacket There Are Rivers in the Sky jacket

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Three Daughters of Eve jacket The Architect's Apprentice jacket Honor jacket The Forty Rules of Love jacket
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