Elif Shafak

Elif Shafak is a Turkish author, columnist and speaker. She has been called Turkey’s most popular female novelist.

Elif Shafak has published 15 books, 10 of which are novels. She writes fiction in both Turkish and English. Shafak blends Western and Eastern traditions of storytelling in stories of women, minorities, immigrants, subcultures, and youth. Her writing draws on diverse cultures and literary traditions, reflecting interests in history, philosophy, Sufism, oral culture, and cultural politics. Shafak also uses black humour.