Elif Şafak (sometimes spelled Elif Shafak), (born 1971, Strasbourg, France) is a writer of Turkish descent. She has published novels written in English as well as Turkish and French.She spent her teenage years in Madrid, Spain and Amman, Jordan befor...
Elif Şafak (sometimes spelled Elif Shafak), (born 1971, Strasbourg, France) is a writer of Turkish descent. She has published novels written in English as well as Turkish and French.She spent her teenage years in Madrid, Spain and Amman, Jordan before returning to Turkey. She graduated in International Relations at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. She holds a Master of Science degree in Gender and Women's Studies, She earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at the same university.
During the academic year 2003-2004, Şafak was a visiting scholar at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Currently, the social scientist is an Assistant Professor in the Near Eastern Studies Department at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
Şafak debuted in literature with her story Kem Gözlere Anadolu, published in 1994. Her first novel, Pinhan (The Sufi) was awarded the "Mevlana Prize" in 1998, which is given to the best work in mystical literature in Turkey. She found broad access to readership with her novel Şehrin Aynaları (Mirrors of the City), which brought her "Union of Turkish Writers' Prize" in 2000. Şafak won every notable literary prize in Turkey before age 30.
Her Published Books;
- The Sufi (translation of Pinhan), 1997
- The Gaze (translation of Mahrem), 2000
- The Flea Palace (translation of Bit Palas), 2002
- The Saint of Incipient Insanities(translation of Araf) 2004
- Ebb and Tide (translation of Med Cezir) 2005
- The Bastard of Istanbul (translation of Baba ve Piç),2006
- Black Milk (translation of Siyah Süt), November 2007
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