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Elif Shafak FRSL ( Turkish: Elif Şafak, pronounced [eˈlif ʃaˈfak]; née Bilgin; born 25 October 1971) is a Turkish-British [1] novelist, essayist, public speaker, political scientist [2] and activist. Shafak [a] writes in Turkish and English, and has published 19 books.
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Shafak, who is sometimes described as Turkey's most famous female writer, has a reputation for outspokenness. A fierce advocate for equality and freedom of speech, her views have brought her into.
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Here is the full transcript of Turkish author Elif Şafak's TED Talk: The Revolutionary Power of Diverse Thought. Listen to the MP3 audio: The revolutionary power of diverse thought by Elif Shafak Elif Şafak - TRANSCRIPT "Can you taste words?" It was a question that caught me by surprise.
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Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist. She has published 19 books, 12 of which are novels, including her latest The Island of Missing Trees , shortlisted for the Costa Award, RSL Ondaatje Prize and Women's Prize for Fiction. She is a bestselling author in many countries around the world and her work has been translated into.
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June 05 2023 - 06:32pm. Elif Shafak, a prolific Turkish-British writer, has captivated readers worldwide with her mesmerizing storytelling, thought-provoking narratives, and poignant exploration of cultural and societal complexities. Through her evocative novels and essays, Shafak delves deep into the realms of identity, memory, and empathy.
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Featuring TED (Talks) 1 viewer 5.9K views 3 Contributors The Politics of Fiction Lyrics I'm a storyteller. That's what I do in life -- telling stories, writing novels. And today I would like to.
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"From populist demagogues, we will learn the indispensability of democracy," says novelist Elif Shafak. "From isolationists, we will learn the need for globa.
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Elif Shafak: The politics of fiction Listening to stories widens the imagination; telling them lets us leap over cultural walls, embrace different experiences, feel what others feel. Elif Shafak builds on this simple idea to argue that fiction can overcome identity politics. https://www.ted.com/talks/elif_shafak_the_politics_of_fiction
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"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.
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Listening to stories widens the imagination; telling them lets us leap over cultural walls, embrace different experiences, feel what others feel. Elif Shafak builds on this simple idea to argue that fiction can overcome identity politics.
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Elif Şafak (pronounced "Shafak") is an award-winning Turkish novelist and the most widely read woman writer in Turkey. Writing in both Turkish and English, she has published nine books, seven of which are novels. Şafak's books have been translated into more than 25 languages. Elif Şafak
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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.
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