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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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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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Title	:	The Bastard of Istanbul
Author	:	Elif Shafak
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First 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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"life is coincidence , though sometimes it takes a djinni to fathom that "Elif Shafak tells us a story of Injustice , forced-migration and savagery that happened and will happen in every community when majority persecutes the minority .This awful disease that humanity will never cure of ! Armnoush , a young Armenian-American girl travels to Turkey to meet Turkish family to discover the past of her family, then makes a friendship with Asya , a bastard Turkish girl , who's in fact the daughter of

Once there was, Once there wasn't.

Another one that is difficult to assess and review. There are elements of this family story set in Istanbul and America that I liked a lot - the characters are strong, quirky and memorable, the historical parts about the role of the Armenian community in the development of Istanbul and the Turkish regime's denial of their role in the Armenian genocide are brave and important.On the other hand some chapters felt rushed and too often resorted to cliche, for example the phrase "swearing like a

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

The lines are beautiful.The humor is priceless.The questions are numerous.One example being: what is the value of truth?Is truth always to be sought, AT ALL COSTS?because: "the past is anything but bygone."and as Elif Shafak also so eloquently speaks: "Once there was. Once there wasn't. God's creatures were as plentiful as grains and talking too much was a sin, for you could tell what you shouldn't remember and you could remember what you shouldn't tell."The humor - I adored the depiction of

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

Wow! This was something! I have to admit I missed the feeling of oneness in a book. Right after I finnished it (& took a deep breath), I turned on my computer determined to read more about the author, the story, ideas, opinions. I like to do that when I don't want a book to end. Unfortunately, I got to an old conclussion of mine again: critique and dissection of the book has no charm. I clicked on some links and there I had! opinions about how characters evolve and how the novel is built,