The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak
Sixteenth century Istanbul: a stowaway arrives in the city bearing an extraordinary gift for the Sultan. The boy is utterly alone in a foreign land, with no worldly possessions to his name except Chota, a rare white elephant destined for the palace menagerie.
A gorgeous picture of a city teeming with secrets, intrigue and romance * The Times *
Exuberant, epic and comic, fantastical and realistic. . like all good stories it conveys deeper meanings about human experience * Financial Times *
Fascinating. A vigorous evocation of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power * Sunday Times *
Intricate, multi-layered, resplendent, vividly evoked, beautifully written * Observer *
Sumptuous, absorbing, moving * Independent on Sunday *
Exuberant, epic and comic, fantastical and realistic. . like all good stories it conveys deeper meanings about human experience * Financial Times *
Fascinating. A vigorous evocation of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power * Sunday Times *
Intricate, multi-layered, resplendent, vividly evoked, beautifully written * Observer *
Sumptuous, absorbing, moving * Independent on Sunday *
Elif Shafak is an award-winning British Turkish novelist, whose work has been translated into fifty-seven languages. The author of twenty books, fourteen of which are novels, she is a bestselling author in many countries around the world. Shafak's previous novel, THERE ARE RIVERS IN THE SKY, was the UK’s bestselling literary hardback novel of 2025, selling over 500,000 copies. Her work has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, amongst others, and she is currently nominated for ‘Author of the Year’ at the British Book Awards. Elif Shafak was appointed President of the Royal Society of Literature in 2025. Her books have sold several million copies worldwide.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241970942 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241970946 |
| Title | The Architect's Apprentice |
| Author | Elif Shafak |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-04-23 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Ondaatje Prize 2015 |
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