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The Bastard of Istanbul

by Elif Shafak

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First published: 2006
Pages: 89

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The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak is a novel that intricately weaves the histories of two families, one Turkish and one Armenian American. Set in both Turkey and the United States, the story revolves around Asya, a nineteen-year-old woman who loves Johnny Cash and French Existentialists, and the four sisters of the Kazanci family in Istanbul. Asya’s mother, Zehila, runs a tattoo parlor, while her other sisters have their unique traits. When an Armenian American girl named Armanoush secretly flies to Istanbul in search of her identity, she becomes fast friends with Asya. A hidden connection between the two families emerges, linking them to the 1915 Armenian deportations and mass killings.

About the author

Elif Shafak

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 Shams of Tabriz.