Elif Shafak on the Power of Literature and Being a Writer in the “Age of Angst”

Elif Shafak on the Power of Literature and Being a Writer in the “Age of Angst”

“The literary mind cannot be isolationist.”

By Elif Shafak | October 22, 2024

75 Years of <em>1984</em>: Why George Orwell’s Classic Remains More Relevant Than Ever

75 Years of 1984: Why George Orwell’s Classic Remains More Relevant Than Ever

Elif Shafak on the Relentless Real-World Spread of Orwellian Dystopia

By Elif Shafak | June 24, 2024

Elif Shafak on What It Means to Belong in Many Places at Once

Elif Shafak on What It Means to Belong in Many Places at Once

"It worries me immensely, seeing the walls rise higher and higher."

By Elif Shafak | October 9, 2020

Elif Shafak on the Cairo of Naguib Mahfouz

Elif Shafak on the Cairo of Naguib Mahfouz

A Writer Torn Between Longing for Freedom and Loyalty to Country

By Elif Shafak | September 25, 2019

Elif Shafak on Ways of Knowing and the Women in Her Life

Elif Shafak on Ways of Knowing and the Women in Her Life

A Granddaughter Remembers

By Elif Shafak | October 17, 2018

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