Podcasts about Shafak

Elif Shafak's award-winning novels are celebrated globally. Her work has been translated into 58 languages, and her latest, There Are Rivers in the Sky, is a testament to the power of storytelling across borders and cultures. This is an epic story of interconnection. Spanning ancient Mesopotamia to contemporary London, Shafak charts the lifespan of a raindrop, as it is consumed, subsumed and transformed across continents and centuries. This sweeping narrative is anchored by the lives of three characters, all of whom live on the banks of the Thames or the Tigris. Their lives are all touched by the Epic of Gilgamesh, a poem written during the late second millennium BC. In April 2025 Shafak was be joined by historian Peter Frankopan on the Intelligence Squared stage. In his acclaimed The Earth Transformed, Frankopan explores how the natural environment has shaped the development and demise of civilisations across time. Here he joined Shafak to shed light on the history of ancient Mesopotamia and the weaving of epic narratives across time and place. ------ If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events  ...  Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's Difficult Women is the award-winning Turkish author Elif Shafak. Known for her powerful storytelling that explores identity, cultural conflict, and feminism Shafak's work resonates deeply with global audiences, especially in light of recent protests in Turkey. Her bestselling novels like The Bastard of Istanbul and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, she has won numerous awards, including the Prix Médicis étranger and the Lannan Literary Fellowship. An outspoken advocate for human rights and free expression, She continues to challenge oppression through her writing, making her a vital voice in both literature and activism.

«Water remembers. It is humans who forget.»En vanndråpe finner veien fra oldtidens Mesopotamia til en gategutt i London på 1840-tallet, så videre til en yazidisk familie i dagens Irak. Tre personers liv og skjebner bindes sammen gjennom to elver – Themsen og Tigris – og vannet som renner gjennom dem.I romanen Det er elver på himmelen (til norsk ved Bente Klinge) vever Elif Shafak sammen svunne riker, kolonitidens plyndringer, moderne konflikter og læren om vannets kretsløp, i en handling som strekker seg fra oldtiden og frem til dagens konflikter i Midtøsten. Med spenning, humor og et dyptloddende språk, er Det er elver på himmelen en bok som begeistrer og fascinerer, og har blitt hyllet av forfattere som blant annet Ian McEwan, Arundhati Roy og Mary Beard.Tyrkisk-britiske Elif Shafak er en av verdens fremste forfattere av historiske romaner. Gjennom sine fjorten romaner på tyrkisk og engelsk, har hun utforsket kulturelle spenninger og sosioøkonomiske ulikheter mellom øst og vest. Hun har i tillegg vært en aktiv stemme i kampen for ytringsfrihet og kvinners rettigheter, en samfunnsaktivisme som preger både skjønnlitteraturen og sakprosaen hennes. Hun bor i selvvalgt eksil i London, etter stadige rettslige trusler i Tyrkia mot virket hennes som forfatter.På Litteraturhuset møtte Shafak journalist og forfatter Marte Spurkland til en samtale om tid, aktivisme og vannets hukommelse.Samtalen er på engelsk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

«Water remembers. It is humans who forget.»A droplet of water finds its way from ancient Mesopotamia to a street urchin in 1840's London and on to a Yazidi family in present day Iraq. Three people's lives and destinies are connected by two rivers – the Thames and the Tigris – and the water which flows through them.In the novel There Are Rivers in the Sky, Elif Shafak weaves together lost empires, colonial plunder, modern conflicts, and the study of water in a plot stretching from ancient time to the present. With thrill, humour and evocative language, There Are Rivers in the Sky is both enthralling and fascinating, and has been lauded by authors such as Ian McEwan, Arundhati Roy and Mary Beard.Turkish-British Elif Shafak is one of the world's foremost writers of historical fiction. Through her fourteen novels, she has explored cultural tensions and socioeconomic inequalities between East and West in historical and contemporary settings. She has also been an active champion of the freedom of speech and of human rights, particularly women's rights, an activism evident in both her fiction and non-fiction. She lives in London in self-imposed exile, after past and continuing threats in Turkey against her work as an author.At the House of Literature, Shafak meets author and journalist Marte Spurkland for a conversation on time, cultural conflicts, and the memory of water. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the fifth episode of Notes on a Native Son, our guest is Turkish-British writer Elif Shafak. She has published 21 books, 13 of them novels — including “The Forty Rules of Love” and her latest, “There are Rivers in the Sky” — and her work has been translated into 58 languages. Shafak is among those contemporary writers who are both lauded with awards, and deeply beloved by her readers.Born in Strasbourg, France to Turkish parents, Shafak's early life was peripatetic, living in both Ankara and Istanbul for long periods of time before moving to London. She tells host Razia Iqbal that her love for Istanbul connects her to James Baldwin, who also lived there on and off during the 1960s and early 1970s.  Tell us what you think. We're @noteswithkai on Instagram and X (Twitter). Email us at notes@wnyc.org. Send us a voice message by recording yourself on your phone and emailing us, or record one here.Notes from America airs live on Sundays at 6 p.m. ET. The podcast episodes are lightly edited from our live broadcasts.

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There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak is a story of love, grief and hope told across humanity, time and history. Shafak joins us to talk about her central themes, empire and identity, her literary influences and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.          Featured Books (Episode): There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak The Epic of Gilgamesh translated by Andrew George Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Orlando by Virginia Woolf

There are Rivers in the Sky is the brand new novel from Turkish-British author Elif Shafak. The book is a “love letter to water”, but also a reflection on the climate crisis and the increasing issues with fresh water supply around the world. In this conversation with Róisín Ingle, Shafak explains how she uses storytelling to address global issues and why her writing will always remain political. She also speaks about her nomadic upbringing, being raised by two strong women and her surprising love of melodic death metal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Best-selling author Elif Shafak is the most widely read female author in Turkey and her work has been translated into a staggering 57 languages. Her 2019 novel ‘10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World' was nominated for the Booker Prize and her novels have been shortlisted in the Costa Award, the British Book Awards and the Women's Prize for Fiction. Shafak returns to Midori House to speak to Georgina Godwin about her new novel, ‘There are Rivers in the Sky', a timeless story that follows three lives spanning centuries, continents and two great rivers connected through a single drop of water.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I could listen to Elif Shafak speak for HOURS. The eloquence of this woman! She speaks like most of us would aspire to write. I cannot get over it. Shafak, the Turkish-British author, combines ferocious intelligence with a captivating turn of phrase so it's little wonder she's garnered so much critical acclaim. She has been nominated for countless literary awards, including the Booker Prize and made the BBC's 100 Most Inspiring Women list of 2021.  Elif and I talked about the importance of outsidership, why it's her mission to champion ‘otherness', the fluidity of chosen family and how growing up without her father's love shaped her for years to come. We also discuss gender, sexuality, prejudice and why the only thing that terrifies her is indifference. There are truth bombs in every sentence. And we talk about her fantastic new novel, There are Rivers in the Sky. As always, I'm desperate to hear about your failures. Every week, my guest and I choose a selection to read out and answer on our special subscription offering, Failing with Friends. We'll endeavour to give you advice, wisdom, some laughs and much, much more.  Have something to share of your own? I'd love to hear from you! Click here to get in touch: howtofailpod.com  Production & Post Production Manager: Lily Hambly   Studio and Mix Engineer: Gulliver Tickell and Josh Gibbs Senior Producer: Selina Ream  Executive Producer: Carly Maile Head of Marketing: Kieran Lancini How to Fail is an Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment Production.   Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elif Bilgin ist weltbekannt unter dem Namen, den sie sich als Pseudonym gegeben hat: Elif Shafak. Shafak ist der Vorname ihrer Mutter, einer Diplomatin, und bedeutet auf Türkisch: Morgenröte. Shafak lebt mit ihrer Familie in London und schreibt auf Englisch, doch ihr Thema ist immer wieder die türkische Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Ihr Roman "Der Bastard von Istanbul", in dem sie sich mit dem Völkermord an den Armeniern auseinandersetzt, hat ihr dort 2006 eine Anklage wegen Herabsetzung des Türkentums eingebracht. Jetzt liegt ein neuer, großer Roman von ihr vor: "Am Himmel die Flüsse". Jörg Magenau hat ihn gelesen.

I am so excited to say that my guest on the great women artists podcast is one of the most pioneering – and my favourite – writers alive today, Elif Shafak! In this episode, we talk about the power of storytelling, the importance of writing women's lives into history and fighting for their rights. Shafak has said: "...as a young Turkish student, it occurred to me that the history that was taught to me top down could be seen in different ways depending on who is telling the stories..." We speak about Artemisia Gentileschi to Frida Kahlo, Ana Mendieta to Georgia O'Keeffe; Shafak's upbringing and the importance of multitudinous narratives, and the power of images when it comes to writing novels. We explore the similarities between a painting and a novel; how storytelling can be transmitted through so many different artforms, from word of mouth or the written word. As a novelist, Shafak spends so much time dreaming up worlds, and, in a way, this is not that dissimilar from an artist. But we also talk about the importance of emotion, and how stories can give us that, as Shafak has said: “Why is it that we underestimate feelings and perceptions? I think it's going to be one of our biggest intellectual challenges, because our political systems are replete with emotions … and yet within the academic and among the intelligentsia, we are yet to take emotions seriously…” Shafak is the author of 19 books, which have been translated into 57 languages. A shortlister for the Booker Prize and Women's Prize for Fiction, she holds a PhD in political science and she has taught at universities in Turkey, the US and the UK. A Fellow and a Vice President of the Royal Society of Literature, Shafak is also instrumental in her work as an advocate for women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights and freedom of expression. A twice TED Global speaker, Shafak contributes to publications around the world, such as the Guardian with her poignant articles on women's rights in Turkey. Books by Elif: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-stay-sane-in-an-age-of-division/elif-shafak/9781788165723 https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-bastard-of-istanbul/elif-shafak/9780241972908 https://www.waterstones.com/book/three-daughters-of-eve/elif-shafak/9780241978887 https://www.waterstones.com/book/10-minutes-38-seconds-in-this-strange-world/elif-shafak/9780241979464 https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-island-of-missing-trees/elif-shafak/9780241988725 -- THIS EPISODE IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE LEVETT COLLECTION: https://www.instagram.com/famm.mougins // https://www.merrellpublishers.com/9781858947037 ENJOY!!! Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Sound editing by Nada Smiljanic Music by Ben Wetherfield https://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/

Dans ce premier épisode, nous parlons de Soufi, mon amour, un roman de l'écrivaine Turque Elif Shafak. " Parcourir les pages de ce livre, c'est voyager dans son monde intérieur. Chaque page, chaque paragraphe, chaque mot vous convient à explorer tous les compartiments de votre vie. Vous expérimentez l'amour sous ses diverses formes pour en ressortir enrichi. Votre regard sur le monde sera enclin de miséricorde, de bienveillance et d'amour. Vous jugerez moins les personnes et les choses et vous vous attarderez sur vos propres défauts, à éclaircir les zones de votre vie qui ont besoin de lumière." Oumy nous fait voyager dans ce livre et nous invite à l'Amour. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cocon-spirituel/message

Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist, activist, political scientist and essayist. She has published 19 books, her latest, The Island of Missing Trees, was shortlisted for the 2021 Costa Book Award. It tells the story of Kostas who is Greek and Defne who is Turkish and the love that they must keep secret. Shafak's 2006 book The Bastard of Istanbul saw the author prosecuted on charges of "insulting Turkishness" for discussing the Armenian genocide. Shafak was acquitted on the charges brought against her, but she shifted her family to the UK and hasn't returned to Turkey since. Shafak holds a PhD in political science and has been an outspoken critic of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. To hear more from Elif Shafak, stay tuned for the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts revised programme under Red, to be announced Thursday 10 February, sign up for news here.

The most widely read woman female writer in Turkey and acclaimed worldwide for her work's ''vision, bravery and compassion'' (The New York Times Book Review), Elif Shafak is the author of 12 bestselling novels, including The Bastard of Istanbul, The Architect's Apprentice, Three Daughters of Eve, and 10 Minutes 28 Seconds in This Strange World, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She is also the author of the memoir Black Milk and has written articles for periodicals around the world. A fellow and a vice president of the Royal Society of Literature, Shafak has taught at numerous universities in Turkey, the U.K., and the U.S. The Island of Missing Trees explores love, trauma, and ecological renewal through the bittersweet love story of two Cypriot teens on opposing sides of war.  A ''21st-century Virginia Woolf'' (Literary Review UK), Siri Hustvedt is the author of the internationally bestselling novels The Blazing World, What I Loved, and The Summer Without Men, among others. She is also the author of A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women, a three-part essay collection that employs feminism, psychology, neuroscience, and a host of other frameworks that connect pursuits to bridge the gaps between the sciences and humanities, a topic upon which she has also published numerous academic essays and papers. Her many honors include the International Gabarron Prize for Thought and Humanities and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction. In Mothers, Fathers, and Others, Hustvedt examines familial love and hate, feminism, and the power of art in a series of interdisciplinary essays. (recorded 12/7/2021)

Anna and Annie discuss The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak.  Shafak is an award-winning Turkish-British novelist whose previous novel 10 Minutes, 38 Seconds in This Strange World was short-listed for the Booker Prize.  We loved this latest novel set in Cyprus and London and featuring a sassy fig tree. Coming up: The Magician by Colm Tóibín.  Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras Credits: Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz  

Author Elif Shafak struggled at first with how to write her new book, The Island of Missing Trees. The story she wanted to tell is about a family from Cyprus, a Mediterranean island that was the center of a conflict in the 1970s, but she didn't want the story to be about tribalism or nationalism. Which is why, Shafak told NPR's Steve Inskeep, much of the story is told from the perspective of a fig tree

We've talked about memoir on this show, but never have we interviewed a memoirist herself. Sumaiya Matin is a social worker and psychotherapist, as well as the author of debut memoir THE SHAYTAN BRIDE. In her book, Sumaiya details not only her childhood as a Bangladeshi immigrant in Canada, but also the traumatic events of her early adulthood. These conflicts bring to rise questions of faith, culture, gender, and the intersections therein. Sumaiya discusses the role of her Islamic faith and distinguishing between cultural norms and religious values, which gives way to the works of Turkish writer Elif Shafak. We discuss at length Shafak's first novel, THE FORTY RULES OF LOVE. This split narrative features the spiritual relationship between renowed poet Rumi and wandering dervish Shams of Tabriz, paralleling it with a modern-day love story and spiritual awakening of Ella Rubenstein, a Boston-area housewife. Books discussed: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak, A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum, Believing Women in Islam by Asma Barlas, Inside the Gender Jihad by Amina Wadud, Kimya Khatun by Saideh Ghods Find Sumaiya's memoir at her website: https://www.sumaiyamatin.com/about Follow the podcast on instagram and twitter @yfbpodcast

Í þætti dagsins fáum við tónlistarmenn í heimsókn. Pan Thorarensen og Þorkell Atlason gáfu nú á dögunum út plötuna Tunglleysa en hún er tilraunakennt sveimverk sem þeir hafa unnið með góðum gestum á borð við Katrínu Mogensen, Claudio Puntin og Mari Kalkun. Sagt verður frá tyrkneska rithöfundinum Eilif Shafak en hún fékk um helgina bókmenntaverðlaun Halldórs Laxness sem afhent voru í tengslum við Bókmenntahátíð í Reykjavík. Hlustendur heyra brot úr viðtali við Shafak sem Jórunn Sigurðardóttir tók við hana við það tilefni. Snæbjörn Brynjarsson leiklistargagnrýnandi Víðsjár fjallar um söngleikinn Hlið við hlið sem sýndur er um þessar undir í Gamla bíói. Og loks verður Friðrika Benónýsdóttir tekin tali en á dögunum var endurútgefin ævisaga Friðriku um Ástu Sigurðardóttur rithöfund og myndlistarkonu, en hún kom út árið 1992 og heitir Minn hlátur er sorg. Umsjón: Guðni Tómasson og Tómas Ævar Ólafsson

Í þætti dagsins fáum við tónlistarmenn í heimsókn. Pan Thorarensen og Þorkell Atlason gáfu nú á dögunum út plötuna Tunglleysa en hún er tilraunakennt sveimverk sem þeir hafa unnið með góðum gestum á borð við Katrínu Mogensen, Claudio Puntin og Mari Kalkun. Sagt verður frá tyrkneska rithöfundinum Eilif Shafak en hún fékk um helgina bókmenntaverðlaun Halldórs Laxness sem afhent voru í tengslum við Bókmenntahátíð í Reykjavík. Hlustendur heyra brot úr viðtali við Shafak sem Jórunn Sigurðardóttir tók við hana við það tilefni. Snæbjörn Brynjarsson leiklistargagnrýnandi Víðsjár fjallar um söngleikinn Hlið við hlið sem sýndur er um þessar undir í Gamla bíói. Og loks verður Friðrika Benónýsdóttir tekin tali en á dögunum var endurútgefin ævisaga Friðriku um Ástu Sigurðardóttur rithöfund og myndlistarkonu, en hún kom út árið 1992 og heitir Minn hlátur er sorg. Umsjón: Guðni Tómasson og Tómas Ævar Ólafsson

Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist whose work has been translated into 54 languages. Shafak's last novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and RSL Ondaatje Prize. She talks to Neil about her latest novel The Island of Missing Trees, set in Cyprus during the partition and contemporary London, and featuring a rather unusual narrator. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For our first podcast of la rentrée we were delighted to be joined by Elif Shafak, with us to discuss her mesmerising new novel The Island of Missing Trees, a rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, memory and amnesia, human-induced destruction of nature, and, finally, renewal. Buy The Island of Missing Trees. here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/I/9780241434994/the-island-of-missing-trees-the-top-10-sunday-times-bestseller Browse our online store here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/15/online-store/16/bookstore Become a Friend of S&Co here: https://friendsofshakespeareandcompany.com * * Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist. She has published 19 books, 12 of which are novels. She is a bestselling author in many countries around the world and her work has been translated into 55 languages. Her latest novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and RSL Ondaatje Prize; and was Blackwell's Book of the Year. The Forty Rules of Love was chosen by BBC among the 100 Novels that Shaped Our World. The Architect's Apprentice was chosen for the Duchess of Cornwall's inaugural book club, The Reading Room. Shafak holds a PhD in political science and she has taught at various universities in Turkey, the US and the UK, including St Anne's College, Oxford where she is an honorary fellow. Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Buy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-time Listen to Alex Freiman's Play It Gentle here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1

Booker Prize shortlisted Turkish writer Elif Shafak has a new novel: The Island Of Missing Trees. Set in Cyprus it follows lovers who risk everything in a divided island. And one of the narrators is a fig tree. Shafak explains about melding passionate ecological and political information and messages. Jonathon Heyward makes his Proms debut this week conducting the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. He tells Samira why he loves working with youth orchestras, isn't so keen on being labelled a ‘young conductor', and how much he's looking forward to getting on to the podium at the Royal Albert Hall. In Stillwater, the new film starring Matt Damon, he plays Bill Baker, an Oklahoma oil rig worker determined to secure the release of his daughter Allison, in prison in Marseille for the murder of her flatmate and lover, Lina. Frustrated by legal, language and cultural barriers his own conduct strays beyond the legal. Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reviews the film which is controversial because of the parallels of its plot with the murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia, for which Amanda Knox was convicted and eventually acquitted. Knox has denounced the film. Presenter:Samira Ahmed Producer: Julian May Production Co-ordinator: Lizzie Harris

Palkitun brittiläis-turkkilaisen kirjailijan Elif Shafakin uusin romaani "10 minuuttia 38 sekuntia tässä oudossa maailmassa" kertoo Istanbuliin alaikäisenä karanneesta Leilasta, joka joutuu ihmiskaupan uhriksi ja päätyy elättämään itsensä seksityöläisenä. 18 teosta julkaissut Shafak on naisten oikeuksien, seksuaali- ja sukupuolivähemmistöjen oikeuksien sekä sananvapauden puolestapuhuja. Shafakin kielestä ja uudesta romaanista kertoo lähetyksen alussa Maria Erämaja, joka on kääntänyt viisi Shafakin romaania. Turkin naisten asemasta keskustelevat Turkissa asuva kääntäjä Özge Acıoğlu ja Suomen Lähi-idän instituutin säätiön asiamies Anu Leinonen. Lähetyksen juontaa Pauliina Grym.

From the 17th edition of International Literature Festival Dublin in May 2015 The prolific writer and journalist Elif Shafak is one of the most significant voices in contemporary fiction. An outspoken campaigner and champion of minority rights, she is not afraid to tackle controversial subjects, from the Armenian genocide in The Bastard of Istanbul, to honour killings in Honour. Her book, The Architect’s Apprentice, is a spellbinding magic-realist tale set at the height of Ottoman power and telling the story of the great imperial architect Mimar Sinan through the eyes of Jahan, a young stowaway who arrives in Istanbul with nothing but a white elephant in tow. Shafak discusses her work with Brendan Barrington, editor of The Dublin Review.

Jožef Muhovič in Vid Snoj: Diafanije Miha Maurič: mašinerija mogotcev Elif Shafak: 10 minut, 38 sekund na tem čudnem svetu Recenzije so napisali Marko Trobevšek, Diana Pungeršič in Maja Žvokelj.

The Book Club @ Leitrim Daily is back. Despite the coronavirus restrictions our Book Club panel were eager to share their thoughts on the second episode of our series with '10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World’ by Turkish writer Elif Shafak. The club host Mary Blake is joined by retired librarian Hilda King, Orlagh Kelly of The Reading Room Bookshop in Carrick on Shannon and the thoughts of author Kevin McManus are also included in the show. We also find our which book has been selected for this month to be discussed in the next episode of The Book Club @ Leitrim Daily on the second weekend of January and it’s very different to this choice. You can get all books covered in the series from The Reading Room Bookshop in Carrick on Shannon. Although closed due to covid restrictions they are facilitating an order and collect / postal service on all purchases. Contact Orlagh at 071 9671580. You’ll even get 10% off the book when you mention the Book Club @ Leitrim Daily. About '10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World' 'In the first minute following her death, Tequila Leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore...' For Leila, each minute after her death recalls a sensuous memory: spiced goat stew, sacrificed by her father to celebrate the birth of a yearned-for son; bubbling vats of lemon and sugar to wax women's legs while men are at prayer; the cardamom coffee she shares with a handsome student in the brothel where she works. Each fading memory brings back the friends she made in her bittersweet life - friends who are now desperately trying to find her . . .

In the beautifully written and illuminating polemic, How To Stay Sane In An Age Of Division, Booker Prize nominee Elif Shafak reflects on our age of pessimism, when emotions guide and misguide our politics, and misinformation and fear are the norm. Shafak draws on her own memories and delves into the power of stories to reveal how writing can nurture democracy, tolerance and progress. Elif Shafak in conversation with Matthew Stadlen was recorded live as part of the digital Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival 2020. Podcast music by: Joseph McDade.

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Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist, women’s rights advocate and political theorist. In her new book, How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division, Shafak reflects on the anger and anxieties of contemporary society and the divisions of modern politics. In this episode, the author speaks to Hugh about the importance of listening to each side of the debate and her hopes for a more empathetic post-Covid world.

In this podcast, I have discussed Elif Shafak’s "10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World" in relation to her exploration of silences, social outcasts and memory. We can read the book in many other ways, of course. The story has lots of layers that one can look into closely. I have chosen only three of them. Elif Shafak’s "10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World" shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019. Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and the most widely read female author in Turkey. She writes in both Turkish and English, and has published seventeen books, eleven of which are novels. Her work has been translated into fifty languages. Shafak holds a PhD in political science and she has taught at various universities in Turkey, the US and the UK, including St Anne's College, Oxford University, where she is an honorary fellow.

From Brexit to “America First,” Modi in India, Erdoğan in Turkey, and Bolsonaro in Brazil, nationalism – or allegiance to a nation-state over other group affiliations – has been on the rise. Now, borders around the world are closed and the coronavirus pandemic has sparked debate about the future of governance. While the nation-state has been praised for securing the needs of its citizens and serving as the most efficient form of political organization, nationalism has a dark side of insular politics and xenophobia. Does this moment--and all of its challenges--require international leadership, or should nationalism prevail?  Expert debaters take on this timely topic, facing off over the motion: Nationalism is a Force for Good. FOR THE MOTION Colin Dueck Policy Professor & Author, "Age of Iron: On Conservative Nationalism” Prerna Singh Political Scientist & Author, “How Solidarity Works for Welfare”   AGAINST THE MOTION Andrew Keen Internet Entrepreneur & Author, "Tomorrows Versus Yesterdays" Elif Shafak Activist & Author, “The Bastard of Istanbul”   THE HOST John Donvan Host and Moderator Editor’s Note: GMF’s “Post-Pandemic Order” series is on hiatus. In the meantime, watch our feed for more original podcast content.   This IQ2 debate was produced in partnership with GMF's Brussels Forum and was originally streamed live in June 2020.

Fictie Boek van de Maand Juni | 10 minuten en 38 seconden in deze vreemde wereld van Elif Shafak In deze aflevering van Radio Savannah bespreken we de nieuwe roman van de Turkse schrijfster Elif Shafak. Een bijzonder boek over het Istanbul van allerlei verschillende vrouwen, over vriendschap, buitenbeentjes en doldwaze begraafplaatshumor. Elif Shafak is de meest gelezen schrijver van Turkije. Ze schrijft zowel in het Turks als in het Engels en schreef inmiddels al 17 boeken, waarvan 11 romans. Ze heeft ook een wetenschappelijke achtergrond in politicologie en vrouwen- en genderstudies. Ze is uitgesproken politiek activist. In Turkije is Shafak al meerdere keren vervolgd omdat ze zich uitsprak over o.a. de Armeense genocide, de vervolging van Jezidi's en schendingen van de vrijheid van meningsuiting. Het boek 10 minuten en 38 seconden in deze vreemde wereld verscheen vorig jaar in het Engels en belandde op de short list van de Man Booker Prize. Bestel het boek hier in onze webshop. Elif Shafak over onvertelde verhalen Tijdens het opnemen van deze aflevering zijn we allemaal met onze hoofden bij de protesten rond de Black Lives Matter beweging. Dit boek sluit daar niet direct op aan, maar neemt wel duidelijk een positie in als het gaat om structurele ongelijkheid. In de aflevering hoor je een fragment waarin Shafak spreekt over de rol die zij hierin ziet voor zichzelf als schrijver. Door niet alleen aandacht te hebben voor de luide stemmen, maar ook juist voor de stiltes, komen we de verhalen op het spoor van diegenen die niet de kans krijgen om te spreken. Shafak betoogt dat het juist die verhalen zijn die verteld kunnen en moeten worden via literatuur. Hieronder kun je het vollige gesprek zien tussen Elif Shafak en Afua Hirsh, dat is opgenomen voor het YouTube-kanaal van uitgeverij Penguin UK.

Elif Shafak is the acclaimed author of fifteen books, ten of which are novels, including The Bastard of Istanbul and The Forty Rules of Love. Her work has been translated into more than forty languages and she regularly contributes to the New York Times, the Guardian, and Politico. Shafak has been longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and twice for the Women's Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. She has held various teaching positions in the U.S. and the UK, most recently at Oxford University. She lives in London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elif recounts how she has been adapting to her new life by balancing her inward and outward looking self. She and Paul speak about the importance of authors and intellectuals narrating micro histories in literature. Shafak was born in Strasbourg, France, and raised in Turkey. Elif takes her responsibility as an author to write about the pandemic and share stories that might help us all have a better cognitive understanding of the present moment.   “Books should have a constant presence in our lives”  - Elif shares her views on the importance of reading across disciplines, across territories, fiction, non - fiction, in order to help us make more informed and thoughtful decisions about the world. Elif has written 17 books, 11 of which are novels, including the Booker-nominated 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World. Shafak is an inspiring public speaker and an advocate for women's rights, LGBT rights and freedom of speech.  www.elifshafak.com 

"From populist demagogues, we will learn the indispensability of democracy," says novelist Elif Shafak. "From isolationists, we will learn the need for global solidarity. And from tribalists, we will learn the beauty of cosmopolitanism." A native of Turkey, Shafak has experienced firsthand the devastation that a loss of diversity can bring -- and she knows the revolutionary power of plurality in response to authoritarianism. In this passionate, personal talk, she reminds us that there are no binaries, in politics, emotions and our identities. "One should never, ever remain silent for fear of complexity," Shafak says.

It's our Booker Shortlist Week! Anna and Annie discuss the release of The Testaments and the embargo furore. Our book of the week is 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak.  Set in Istanbul, it tells the story of Leila and her five best friends.  Described as a 'rich, sensual novel' (The Financial Times) and 'extraordinary' (The Guardian), it's a celebration of friendship and diversity.  Short-listed for the 2019 Booker Prize. Next, Anna, Annie and Amanda will be reading The Testaments by Margaret Atwood.  Then Anna and Amanda will be back with Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann and An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma.  Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz.  

This is an episode from a new podcast strand launched by Intelligence Squared called How I Found My Voice. Presented by the prominent BBC journalist Samira Ahmed, the podcast explores how some of the world's greatest artists and thinkers became such compelling – and unique – communicators.Samira Ahmed speaks to bestselling Turkish novelist Elif Shafak. From keeping a childhood diary and learning different languages to being taken to court on charges of 'insulting Turkishness' through the words of her fictional characters, Shafak talks about the moments that shaped and inspired her voice.To hear more episodes of How I Found My Voice go to https://play.acast.com/s/howifoundmyvoice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The writer of 17 books in 50 languages, the British-Turkish writer and activist Elif Shafak was put on trial for her work in Turkey and accused of being a "pawn for western powers". Speaking to journalist and broadcaster Razia Iqbal in this podcast from the 2019 Festival of Ideas, Shafak talks about the feeling of being an outsider in your motherland, the urgent need for reform in the Turkish political landscape, and the role of novels in a country without free speech. Elif Shafak is the author of novels including The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, and Three Daughters of Eve.

Samira Ahmed speaks to bestselling Turkish novelist Elif Shafak. From keeping a childhood diary and learning different languages to being taken to court on charges of 'insulting Turkishness' through the words of her fictional characters, Shafak talks about the moments that shaped and inspired her voice.How I Found My Voice is an Intelligence Squared podcast that explores how some of the world's greatest artists and thinkers became such compelling - and unique - communicators. If you want to support this podcast please tell your friends and rate and review How I Found My Voice on Apple podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and the most widely read female author in Turkey. She writes in both Turkish and English, and has published seventeen books, eleven of which are novels. Her work has been translated into fifty languages. Shafak holds a PhD in political science and she has taught at various universities in Turkey, the US and the UK, including St Anne's College, Oxford University, where she is an honorary fellow. She is a member of Weforum Global Agenda Council on Creative Economy and a founding member of ECFR (European Council on Foreign Relations). An advocate for women's rights, LGBT rights and freedom of speech, Shafak contributes to major publications around the world and she has been awarded the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. www.elifshafak.com Recorded live at the EartH in London's Hackney on 19th March 2019. 5x15 brings together outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. Learn more about 5x15 events: www.5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

Elif Shafak is an award-winning Turkish-British novelist and political scientist. She's published 16 books - making her the most widely read female author in Turkey.  She talks to Krishnan about whether you can truly be a citizen of the world, how novels can change us and why she can't help but be political. Subscribe to Ways to Change the World for more in-depth interviews every week. Recorded: 11 December 2018. Producer: Sarah Gough.

"A partir dos demagogos populistas, aprenderemos que a democracia é indispensável", afirma a romancista Elif Shafak, "a partir dos isolacionistas, entenderemos a necessidade da solidariedade global. E, a partir dos tribalistas, compreenderemos a beleza do cosmopolitismo". Nascida na Turquia, Shafak sentiu na pele a devastação que a perda de diversidade pode trazer, e conhece o poder revolucionários do pluralismo como uma reposta ao autoritarismo. Nesta palestra passional e pessoal, ela nos lembra que não há binarismo na política, nas emoções e em nossas identidades. "Ninguém nunca deveria se calar diante o medo da complexidade", diz Shafak.

“De los demagogos populistas aprenderemos lo indispensable que es la democracia”, dice la novelista Elif Shafak. “De los aislacionistas aprenderemos la necesidad de solidaridad global. Y de los tribalistas aprenderemos la belleza del cosmopolitismo”. Nacida en Turquía, Shafak ha experimentado en primera persona la devastación que conlleva la pérdida de diversidad y conoce el poder revolucionario de la pluralidad como respuesta al autoritarismo. En esta charla apasionada y personal nos recuerda que no hay oposiciones binarias en la política, en las emociones y en nuestras identidades. “Uno jamás debería callarse por miedo a las complicaciones”, dice Shafak.

"Von populistischen Hassrednern werden wir über die Unverzichtbarkeit von Demokratie lernen, von Isolationisten über die Notwendigkeit von globaler Solidarität und von Tribalisten über die Schönheit von Weltbürgertum." Als geborene Türkin erlebte die Schriftstellerin Elif Shafak aus erster Hand, welche Verwüstung der Verlust von Diversität anrichten kann – und sie kennt die revolutionäre Macht von Vielfalt als Antwort auf Autoritarismus. In diesem leidenschaftlichen und intimen Vortrag erinnert uns Shafak daran, dass Politik, Emotionen und unsere Identitäten vielschichtig sind und dass "wir niemals aus Angst vor dieser Vielschichtigkeit verstummen sollten".

"From populist demagogues, we will learn the indispensability of democracy," says novelist Elif Shafak. "From isolationists, we will learn the need for global solidarity. And from tribalists, we will learn the beauty of cosmopolitanism." A native of Turkey, Shafak has experienced firsthand the devastation that a loss of diversity can bring -- and she knows the revolutionary power of plurality in response to authoritarianism. In this passionate, personal talk, she reminds us that there are no binaries, in politics, emotions and our identities. "One should never, ever remain silent for fear of complexity," Shafak says.

« Des démagogues populistes, nous apprenons l'élément capital de la démocratie », nous explique Elif Shafa, une écrivaine. « Des isolationnistes, nous apprenons la beauté du cosmopolitisme. » Née en Turquie, Shafa fut le témoin direct de la dévastation entraînée par l'érosion de la diversité. Elle est consciente du pouvoir révolutionnaire de la pluralité face à l'autoritarisme. Dans un discours passionné et personnel, elle nous rappelle que la politique n'est pas binaire mais pleine d'émotions et d'identités. « Il n'y a aucune excuse à rester silencieux par crainte de la complexité », nous dit Shafak.

Ian McMillan and a pre-Proms audience at Imperial College London have the smoky essence of Djinn conjured for them by literary scholar and New Generation Thinker Shahidha Bari and novelist Elif Shafak whose books are full of djinn. Shafak reads from her novel The Bastard of Istanbul and reflects on her grandmothers' very different versions of personal genie while Shahidha explores the idea that djinn and their abilities to fly and build huge castles in one night are part of the human drive to technological advance.

Amol Rajan discusses Turkey past and present with the authors Elif Shafak and Kaya Genç, Chatham House's Fadi Hakura and the historian Bettany Hughes. Shafak's new novel, The Three Daughters of Eve, moves between Turkey and Britain, and is a tale of friendship, faith and betrayal. It portrays Turkey as a country riven by deep divisions in society, politics and religion. Kaya Genç reports from across Turkey, exploring the lives of the country's angry young people on both sides of the political divide, while Fadi Hakura from Chatham House considers Turkey's changing relations with the outside world amid increasing nationalist feeling and isolationism. Bettany Hughes's biography of Istanbul is the story of three cities - Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul - and reveals a city that's been at the heart of political life between the East and the West for the last eight thousand years. Producer: Katy Hickman.

Elif Shafak on the urge to create. Elif Shafak is Turkey's most-read female writer and an award-winning novelist. Shafak blends Western and Eastern traditions of storytelling, bringing out the voices of women, minorities, subcultures, immigrants and global souls. Shafak is also a political commentator; she has written for several international daily & weekly publications, including The Guardian, The New York Times, Die Zeit, La Repubblica and The Independent. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

The Turkish writer speaks about coffee, communism and childhood. Elif Shafak is Turkey’s most-read woman writer and an award-winning novelist. She writes in both English and Turkish, and has published 13 books, nine of which are novels, including: The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, Honour and her nonfiction memoir Black Milk (by Penguin/Viking). Her books have been translated into more than forty languages. Shafak blends Western and Eastern traditions of storytelling, bringing out the voices of women, minorities, subcultures, immigrants and global souls. Defying cliches and transcending boundaries her works draws on different cultures and cities, and reflects a strong interest in history, philosophy, culture, mysticism, Sufism and gender equality. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories