Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Prize for Fiction | 2022 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Alternating between 1970s Cyprus and contemporary London, the novel tells the story of a Greek Cypriot woman and a Turkish Cypriot man who fell in love across the ethnic divide during the island's partition, and their daughter in London who discovers her parents' buried history. Narrated in part by a fig tree that witnessed it all.
About the Author
Elif ShafakTurkish-British
Elif Shafak is a Turkish-British novelist born in Strasbourg, France, in 1971. She is one of Turkey's most widely read and translated authors. Her novels include The Bastard of Istanbul (2006), The Forty Rules of Love (2009), and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (2019), which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the RSL Ondaatje Prize. Read more →
