There is an interesting anecdote about the Russian born American linguist and literary theorist Roman Jakobson who famously could read and write in multiple languages.| elifshafak.substack.com
There is an interesting anecdote about the Russian born American linguist and literary theorist Roman Jakobson who famously could read and write in multiple languages.| elifshafak.substack.com
‘So much is happening in the world today that I don’t have time to read fiction.| elifshafak.substack.com
‘So much is happening in the world today that I don’t have time to read fiction.| elifshafak.substack.com
Years ago, I was put on trial for “insulting Turkishness” following the publication of my novel The Bastard of Istanbul. My book told the story of two families, one Turkish and one Armenian-American. The former, based in Istanbul and the latter, based in San Francisco. It was also a story abo…| elifshafak.substack.com