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The Bastard of Istanbul is a vivid tale of two families intertwined by a dark history. Armanoush, an Armenian American, seeks her roots in Turkey, while Asya, a spirited young woman in Istanbul, navigates her own identity. This dramatic novel explores themes of memory, forgetting, and the complexities of national identity.
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The Bastard of Istanbul, Elif Shafak
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- Released
- 2008
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Elif Shafak
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Sea
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN13
- 9780143112716
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Family, Women, Friendship, USA, Death, Past, Identity, Turkish, Turkish Literature, Turkey, Armenia, Turks, Carmelites, Istanbul, Constantinople, Armenian Genocide, Armenian Diaspora
- Original title
- The bastard of Istanbul
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- The Bastard of Istanbul is a vivid tale of two families intertwined by a dark history. Armanoush, an Armenian American, seeks her roots in Turkey, while Asya, a spirited young woman in Istanbul, navigates her own identity. This dramatic novel explores themes of memory, forgetting, and the complexities of national identity.