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Elif Shafak


Turkey (b.1971)

Elif Şafak is a Turkish author, columnist and speaker. She has been called Turkey's most popular female novelist.Şafak has published 15 books, 10 of which are novels. She writes fiction in both Turkish and English.
 

Awards: SoA (2025)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
October 2026

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A Ghostly Little Book
 
Novels
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Collections
   A Ghostly Little Book (2026) (with others)
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Books containing stories by Elif Shafak
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Reader, I Married Him (2016)
Stories Inspired by Jane Eyre
edited by
Tracy Chevalier

Awards
2025 Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize : There are Rivers in the Sky

Award nominations
2025 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction (finalist) : There are Rivers in the Sky
2025 Indie Book Award for Fiction (shortlist) : There are Rivers in the Sky
2025 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award (shortlist) : There are Rivers in the Sky
2023 British Book Award Page-turner of the Year (nominee) : The Island of Missing Trees
2022 Women's Prize For Fiction (nominee) : The Island of Missing Trees
2021 Costa Book Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Island of Missing Trees
2019 Booker Prize (shortlist) : 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World


Elif Shafak recommends
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Twist (2025)
Colum McCann
"Masterfully woven and delicately layered, and told with such calm wisdom that it will take your breath away, Twist is engrossing, deeply moving and consistently honest. Colum McCann is one of our greatest storytellers."
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The Glassmaker (2024)
Tracy Chevalier
"Spellbinding... Chevalier at her fabulous best. A rich, vivid and gently enchanting novel."
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Dust Child (2023)
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
"Dazzling. Sharply drawn and hauntingly beautiful."

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