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Elif Şafak

She was born in Strasbourg.

Also recorded as Elif Shafak · Elif Bilgin Shafaq

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Elif Şafak

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Biography

Elif Şafak is recorded with the occupation journalist. Classed in the genre Postmodernism.

Elif Şafak is recorded as having studied at Middle East Technical University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Middle East Technical University.

Elif Şafak studied at Middle East Technical University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Middle East Technical University. The recorded working language is English and Turkish.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are Postmodernism.

Employment is recorded with University of Michigan and University of Arizona.

Works named in the authority record are The Forty Rules of Love, Three Daughters of Eve and Terra Incognita.

Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Ehrenpreis des österreichischen Buchhandels für Toleranz in Denken und Handeln, BBC 100 Women and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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Elif Şafak is recorded as having received Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Ehrenpreis des österreichischen Buchhandels für Toleranz in Denken und Handeln and BBC 100 Women.

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Life and career

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  1. 1971

    Elif Şafak was born on 25 October 1971.

  2. 2010

    Elif Shafak: The politics of fiction, dated 2010, held by TED.

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  1. 01

    Edebiyat coğrafyası; Elif Şafak romanlarının coğrafi terim ve mekân analizleri, Türk Coğrafya Dergisi, 2019

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 02

    Open Library author record for Elif Şafak (Internet Archive), 107 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 03

    Şafak, Elif, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 04

    Şafak, Elif: Alexander, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 05

    Şafak, Elif: Bit Palas, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 06

    Şafak, Elif: The Bastard of Istanbul, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 07

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q270739: Elif Şafak

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 08

    “Elif Shafak”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  9. 09

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 4 articles naming Elif Şafak.

    open access index · Unverified

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  10. 10

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Elif Şafak.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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The authorities additionally record the headings Elif Shafak and Elif Bilgin Shafaq. Her recorded languages were English and Turkish.

She was the child of Nuri Bilgin. She married Eyüp Can Sağlık.

Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 3: The Forty Rules of Love, Three Daughters of Eve and Terra Incognita. Her recorded genre is Postmodernism.

Elif Şafak received Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Ehrenpreis des österreichischen Buchhandels für Toleranz in Denken und Handeln, BBC 100 Women and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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