Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and the most widely read female author in Turkey. She writes in both Turkish and English, and has published seventeen books, eleven of which are novels. Her work has been translated into fifty languages. Shafak holds a PhD in political science and she has taught at various universities in Turkey, the US and the UK, including St Anne's College, Oxford University, where she is an honorary fellow. She is a member of World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Creative Economy and a founding member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). An advocate for women's rights, LGBT rights and freedom of speech, Shafak is an inspiring public speaker and twice a TED global speaker, each time receiving a standing ovation. Shafak contributes to many major publications around the world and she has been awarded the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. In 2017 she was chosen by Politico as one of the twelve people who would make the world better. She has judged numerous literary prizes and is chairing the Wellcome Prize 2019. Find out more about Elif Shafak on her website: www. elifshafak. com
Biografie
Elif Shafak lebt in der Türkei. Ihre Romane wurden in mehr als 25 Sprachen übersetzt. Für ihr Werk "Der Bastard von Istanbul" stand die Autorin wegen "Beleidigung und Verunglimpfung des Türkentums" unter Anklage, doch der Prozess wurde zu ihren Gunsten entschieden. Elif Shafak ist Universitätsdozentin, schreibt für Magazine und Zeitschriften und textet Songs für türkische Rockbands. Sie lebt mit ihrem Mann und zwei Kindern in Istanbul.
