Flea Palace - Brossura

Shafak, Elif

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0714531200 ISBN 13: 9780714531205

Casa editrice: Marion Boyars, 2005

Riassunto

The Flea Palace, a dilapidated block of flats in the center of Istanbul, is home to ten very different inhabitants. From flamboyant Ethel, the hairdresser twins Cemal and Celal, to the mysterious 'Blue Mistress', Shafak's world comes to life.

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Recensione:

Shafak can switch from a picareque tale of a father and son's broken noses to astute observations of how strangely depair and love manifest themselves without pausing. --The Guardian

A cast of wacky flat-dwellers lends it punch and pizazz --The Independent

Shafak is well set to challenge Mr Pamuk as Turkey's foremost contemporary novelist' --The Economist

L'autore:

Elif Shafak, born 1971 in Strasbourg, spent her teenage years in Spain before returning to Turkey. She is an outstanding name amongst young Turkish authors, and has written four novels and won the Mevlana Prize for the best work in mystical and transcendental literature. She holds a masters degree in Women's Studies and is currently an Assistant professor at Tuscan University, Arizona.

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• Editore: Marion Boyars
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0714531200
• ISBN 13: 9780714531205
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448