Penguin Books 10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World - Elif Şafak9780241979464

Expect vibrant, vivid and eye-opening descriptions of middle eastern life propelled by a tender storyline, all in shafak'

S haunting, beautiful and considered prose' Vanity fair ' Incredibly sensuous and poetic and evocative' Pandora sykes, the high low '

Richly uplifting. . . Truly beautiful writing' Nicola sturgeon ' In the first minute following her death, tequila leila' S consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. . . '

For leila, each minute after her death recalls a sensual memory: spiced goat stew, sacrificed by her father to celebrate the birth of a longed-for son

Bubbling vats of lemon and sugar to wax women' S legs while men are at prayer

The cardamom coffee she shares with a handsome student in the brothel where she works. Her fading memory brings back the friends she made in her bittersweet life - friends who are now desperately trying to find her. . . '

simply magnificent, a truly captivating work of immense power and beauty, on the essence of life and its end'

philippe sands '

a vivid carnival of life and death, cruelty and kindness, love, politics and deep humanity. Brilliant! '

helena kennedy '

elif shafak brings into the written realm what so many others want to leave outside. Spend more than ten minutes and 38 seconds in this world of estranged. Shafak creates a new home for us in words'

colum mccann '

elif shafak'

s extraordinary 10 minutes, 38 seconds in this strange world is a work of brutal beauty and consummate tenderness'

simon schama '

a rich, sensual novel... Bu roman, görünmez olanlara, dokunulmaz olanlara, istismarlananlara ve hasar görmüşlere ses veren bir roman, onların acı verici şarkılarını güzelliğe dönüştüren bir roman. '

financial times '

one of the best writers in the world today'

hanif kureishi '

haunting, moving, beautifully written - and based by an extraordinary cast of characters who capture the diversity of modern turkey. A masterpiece'

peter frankopan '

extraordinary'

guardian '

life-affirming'

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