Author

Elif Shafak

21 books, mostly literary fiction, for Penguin and Bolinda audio, 2007–2027

Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and storyteller who writes in English and Turkish. She has published 21 books, including novels, essays, and short stories, many of which explore cultural identity, history, migration, gender, and belonging across Turkey, the Middle East, and Europe. Her internationally acclaimed fiction includes The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, The Island of Missing Trees, and There Are Rivers in the Sky.