10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
Based on the novel of Elif Shafak, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World is about a woman named Leila who dies and her experiences her whole life again in the final ten minutes and thirty-eight seconds . In the act of remembering it is thus possible to gain insight into the ‘‘coloured’’ world of Istanbul and into the relationships that formed her. A touching coming of age drama about reconstructing a suitable personal and social profile in light of one’s sexual orientation and past experience.
About the Author
Born in Strasbourg to Turkish parents, raised partly in Ankara and Madrid, and writes in both Turkish and English, which she has said produces two slightly different writers. The Forty Rules of Love braids a contemporary American housewife’s story with the meeting of Rumi and…
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