Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist. She writes in both Turkish and English and has published seventeen books, which have been translated into fifty languages. Her latest novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and The Forty Rules of Love was named one of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. Shafak holds a PhD in political science and she has taught at various universities, including St Anne's College, Oxford University, where she is an honorary fellow.
Shafak is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. A passionate advocate for women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights and freedom of speech, she was chosen by Politico as one of twelve people "who will give you a much needed lift of the heart".
Shafak is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. A passionate advocate for women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights and freedom of speech, she was chosen by Politico as one of twelve people "who will give you a much needed lift of the heart".
