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Bastard of Istanbul
«Unquestionably an ambitious book, exuberant and teeming . . . a novel crammed with characters and themes, not unlike Istanbul itself»
Guardian
One rainy afternoon in Istanbul a woman walks into a doctor's surgery. 'I want an abortion', she announces. She is nineteen years old, and unmarried. What happens that afternoon is to change her life, and the lives of everyone around her. Les mer
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One rainy afternoon in Istanbul a woman walks into a doctor's surgery. 'I want an abortion', she announces. She is nineteen years old, and unmarried. What happens that afternoon is to change her life, and the lives of everyone around her.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 368
- ISBN
- 9780241972908
- Utgivelsesår
- 2015
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
- Priser
- Orange Prize for Fiction null
Anmeldelser
«Unquestionably an ambitious book, exuberant and teeming . . . a novel crammed with characters and themes, not unlike Istanbul itself»
Guardian
«A brave and passionate novel»
Paul Theroux
«Tremendous exuberance . . . I do like a writer with a purpose»
Margaret Forster
«An astonishingly rich and lively story ... handled with an enchantingly light touch'»
Kirkus Reviews
«Overflows with a kitchen sink's worth of zany characters ... an entertaining and insightful ensemble novel that posits the universality of family, culture and coincidence»
(starred review), Publishers Weekly
«Wonderfully magical, incredible, breathtaking . . . will have you gasping with disbelief in the last few pages»
Sunday Express
«Heartbreaking . . . the beauty of Islam pervades Shafak's book»
Vogue
«A writer whose artistry matches her ambition . . . she has taken on a subject of deep moral consequence»
New York Times
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