Lit in Translation

Elif Shafak

Born 1971 · Türkiye, United Kingdom

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • Written in English

    Booker 2019 · Shortlist

    10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

    10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

    Elif Shafak · 48 when first published

    Novel

    AI-generated summary:In Istanbul a woman known as Tequila Leila has been murdered, and in the minutes her mind keeps working after her heart has stopped, she relives her life from a childhood in a provincial town onwards.