![]() ![]() Peri, whose brothers embody these conflicts, witnesses the fallout from political repression and of extreme religiosity, and longs for a middle ground, developing a naïve belief that she might be the one to bring harmony into this divided home. They argue constantly, sniping at each other at every possible opportunity. Her father is a belligerent atheist while her mother is a pious Muslim. ![]() Peri grows up in a family rent by spiritual conflict. These settings frame a novel of contrasts, tugging at the intellect and emotions of its central character, Peri. The settings - Istanbul and Oxford - are superbly realised, contrasting the chaotic energy of Turkey’s largest city and financial centre with the static charm of British academia’s historic heart. She writes in both Turkish and English, and since no translator is credited in the edition I read, I assume that Three Daughters of Eve was written in English.Īlthough it was nominated for several prizes, I was disappointed by Honour (2013), a novel about so-called ‘honour killings’ but Three Daughters of Eve is better constructed and more plausible. ![]() Her novels have been nominated for the Booker, the IMPAC, the Man Asian and the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Elif Shafak is a Turkish author who also lives in Britain. ![]()
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