{"product_id":"the-bastard-of-istanbul-paperback","title":"The Bastard of Istanbul - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElif Shafak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"vivid and entertaining\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) tale about the tangled history of two families, from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Missing Trees\u003c\/i\u003e (a Reese's Book Club Pick)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Zesty, imaginative . . . a Turkish version of Amy Tan's \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As an Armenian American living in San Francisco, Armanoush feels like part of her identity is missing and that she must make a journey back to the past, to Turkey, in order to start living her life. Asya is a nineteen-year-old woman living in an extended all-female household in Istanbul who loves Jonny Cash and the French existentialists. \u003ci\u003eThe Bastard of Istanbul \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of their two families--and a secret connection linking them to a violent event in the history of their homeland. Filed with humor and understanding, this exuberant, dramatic novel is about memory and forgetting, about the need to examine the past and the desire to erase it, and about Turkey itself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElif Shafak\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning, bestselling novelist; a champion of women's rights and freedom of expression; and the most widely read female novelist in Turkey. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Flea Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Saint of Incipient Insanities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bastard of Istanbul\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Forty Rules of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHonor\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is also the author of a memoir, \u003ci\u003eBlack Milk: On the Conflicting Demands of Writing, Creativity, and Motherhood\u003c\/i\u003e. An active political commentator, columnist, and public speaker, she lives in London and Istanbul with her family. Her website is www.elifshafak.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52017404674349,"sku":"9780143112716","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-bastard-of-istanbul-paperback-2377080.webp?v=1777441866","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-bastard-of-istanbul-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}