Buy Random House Books for Young Readers The Architect's Apprentice by Shafak, Elif online on desertcart.ae at best prices. ✓ Fast and free shipping ✓ free returns ✓ cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Review: Elif Shafak tells us the History of the Middle East in her books. Each of her stories is different. She's got imagination and talent. I love this book ! Review: As i write this review in July 2015, television is running an advertisement for travel to Turkey, noting that Istanbul is the only city in the world located on two different continents, namely Europe and Asia. Over centuries, this has made the city a unique crossroads, one that has integrated influences from India, China, and the Islamic world to the east and Christian-Judaic Europe to the west. And in no period in Turkish history has the blending of these influences produced a more glorious cultural tapestry than in the medieval centuries of the Ottoman sultanates. Imagine then the possibilities presented to Elif Shafak, one of Turkey's most acclaimed contemporary authors, as she marries in "The Architect's Apprentice" her longtime interests in religion, philosophy, oral storytelling, and architecture in a story that is part political intrigue, part romance, and, above all, part a celebration of Istanbul's history. Shafak's writing is a bit less luminous and significantly less experimental in format than Orhan Pamuk's in "My Name is Red," also a tale of artistic endeavor in medieval Istanbul. Even so, she is a superb stylist with a notably pleasing rhythm to her sentences. All told, this book is a pleasure to read as it provides a sweeping panorama of social life in the Ottoman period. Undoubtedly it will tempt many readers to continue acquainting themselves with both Turkish literature and history.
| Best Sellers Rank | #420,095 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #274 in Middle Eastern Literature #356 in Historical Fiction #1,444 in Literary Fiction |
| Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (830) |
| Dimensions | 13.97 x 2.26 x 21.08 cm |
| Edition | Reprint |
| ISBN-10 | 0143108301 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0143108306 |
| Item weight | 318 g |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 432 pages |
| Publication date | 31 May 2016 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
M**D
Elif Shafak tells us the History of the Middle East in her books. Each of her stories is different. She's got imagination and talent. I love this book !
M**D
As i write this review in July 2015, television is running an advertisement for travel to Turkey, noting that Istanbul is the only city in the world located on two different continents, namely Europe and Asia. Over centuries, this has made the city a unique crossroads, one that has integrated influences from India, China, and the Islamic world to the east and Christian-Judaic Europe to the west. And in no period in Turkish history has the blending of these influences produced a more glorious cultural tapestry than in the medieval centuries of the Ottoman sultanates. Imagine then the possibilities presented to Elif Shafak, one of Turkey's most acclaimed contemporary authors, as she marries in "The Architect's Apprentice" her longtime interests in religion, philosophy, oral storytelling, and architecture in a story that is part political intrigue, part romance, and, above all, part a celebration of Istanbul's history. Shafak's writing is a bit less luminous and significantly less experimental in format than Orhan Pamuk's in "My Name is Red," also a tale of artistic endeavor in medieval Istanbul. Even so, she is a superb stylist with a notably pleasing rhythm to her sentences. All told, this book is a pleasure to read as it provides a sweeping panorama of social life in the Ottoman period. Undoubtedly it will tempt many readers to continue acquainting themselves with both Turkish literature and history.
V**R
Muy entretenido y aprende uno de la cultura Otomona de 1600 d.c.
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I still haven't read the book. Delivery was fast as usual and also they sent me sample of the book for my kindle. So I can start reading it until the book arrives. I am very pleased with the service.
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My wife liked the book very much
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