Elif Shafak, born 1971 in Strasbourg, spent her teenage years in Spain, before returning to Turkey, is an outstanding name amongst young Turkish authors. She has written five novels, and won the Mevlana Prize for the best work in mystical and transcendental literature.
'Every now and again an absolute gem of a novel arrives and is tragically ignored by all and sundry. The Flea Palace is one such book. I rate it as highly as Shadow Of The Wind and am on a personal crusade to encourage as many people as possible to read it this year.' Scott Pack, Waterstone's 'An enchanting combination of compassion and cruelty...Elif Shafak is the best author to come out of Turkey in the last decade.' Orhan Pamuk (Winner of the Impac 2003) '...a tale about truth and deception, an enjoyable irony.' Mslexia June 2004
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