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Original Title:	Baba ve Piç
ISBN:	0670038342 (ISBN13: 9780670038343)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Asya, Armanoush
Literary Awards:	Orange Prize Nominee for Longlist (2008)

The Bastard of Istanbul

Elif Shafak

Hardcover | Pages: 368 pages

Rating: 3.83 | 33593 Users | 3797 Reviews

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Title	:	The Bastard of Istanbul
Author	:	Elif Shafak
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 368 pages
Published	:	January 18th 2007 by Viking Adult (first published March 2006)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Novels. Asian Literature. Turkish Literature

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From one of Turkey’s most acclaimed and outspoken writers, a novel about the tangled histories of two families.

In her second novel written in English, Elif Shafak confronts her country’s violent past in a vivid and colorful tale set in both Turkey and the United States. At its center is the “bastard” of the title, Asya, a nineteen-year-old woman who loves Johnny Cash and the French Existentialists, and the four sisters of the Kazanci family who all live together in an extended household in Istanbul: Zehila, the zestful, headstrong youngest sister who runs a tattoo parlor and is Asya’s mother; Banu, who has newly discovered herself as a clairvoyant; Cevriye, a widowed high school teacher; and Feride, a hypochondriac obsessed with impending disaster. Their one estranged brother lives in Arizona with his wife and her Armenian daughter, Armanoush. When Armanoush secretly flies to Istanbul in search of her identity, she finds the Kazanci sisters and becomes fast friends with Asya. A secret is uncovered that links the two families and ties them to the 1915 Armenian deportations and massacres. Full of vigorous, unforgettable female characters, The Bastard of Istanbul is a bold, powerful tale that will confirm Shafak as a rising star of international fiction.

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I hear some diminish The Bastard of Istanbul for feminism and textbook English. I take thats rubbish. True, she speaks of women: Turkish and Armenian, in San Francisco and Istanbul. She also pays great attention to cuisine, clothing and character, which is bound to be scarce in say Kurt Vonnegut (whom I admire). And I didnt felt bad about the language on the contrary I think it has volume; it brings about images and reveals truths.I was very attracted to what the author calls the Janissary

The mordant gap between the children of those who managed to stay and the children of those who had to leave. If there's one story the media in the United States should be having conniptions over right now, it's that of Mike Brown. Not Ebola, not Ukraine, not even Robin Williams, for if that man was half of the good things I've heard since depression killed him, he wouldn't want the tears of those who believe yet another black person deserved to die at the hands of white law enforcement.

Having only read 2 of her books and not being able to write a review on the Forty Rules of love ( because i Loved it and hated it at the same time ) , Elif leaves me once again , mind blown .How she managed to adress all these issues so beautifully yet bitterly really astonished me.Her use of diction , life-like characters , humour , sarcasm , strong metaphors/symbols , historical backround and bittersweet events made me value this book , and therefore , the one who wrote it.The Bastard of

Once there was, Once there wasn't.

It was the cover that snared me. Turkey is one of the top three countries on my mental list of countries to visit, along with the Czech Republic and Morocco, and I love Turkish architecture and design. The cover reminded me of those beautiful mosaics and arches and mosques, and then the title! Who could resist? A less impulsive person than me, sure, but this is my idea of living dangerously :)Beautifully, gracefully, vividly written with a light, airy atmosphere that really allows you to

The book suffers due to its trite language, stereotypical characterization, and unsubtle plot. You end up not really caring for any of the characters, and wishing that the two deep questions - the Armenian genocide and the Turkish identity pre and post Ataturk, had been painted on a more deserving canvas...

Hi, this is my first review. I am actually still reading this book, but it has caught me. Elilf Shafak is a wonderful story-teller, in the tradition of John Irving. Not only does interest you everything happening to the characters, but she brings a very political and critical touch to the story. For those looking forward to knowing more about Turkey and its problematic position between Europe and Asia. Wonderful book, lovely written and emotional, too, without becoming sentimental.A couple of