3 Jan 2019

Series 2, Episode 11: Elif Shafak

Elif Shafak is an award-winning Turkish-British novelist and political scientist. She talks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about whether you can truly be a citizen of the world, how novels can change us and why she can’t help but be political.

Elif Shafak is an award-winning Turkish-British novelist and political scientist. She’s published 16 books – making her the most widely read female author in Turkey.

She talks to me about whether you can truly be a citizen of the world, how novels can change us and why she can’t help but be political.

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