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Elif Shafak: The five emotional books that have shaped me

April 5, 2025

My Dear Kabul (Coronet Books, 2024) was highlighted by Turkish-British novelist and essayist Elif Shafak as one of the five reads that have inspired her writing, interviewed by journalist Anna Bonet.

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Outlook Magazine India | 30 Years of Irreverence Double Issue

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Zwei Schriftstellerinnen über Exil und Herkunft: „Ich könnte den Himmel zerreißen wegen dieses quälenden Gefühls der Heimatlosigkeit“(Two female writers on exile and origin: “I could tear the sky apart because of this agonizing feeling of homelessness”)

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Die Sachbuch-Bestenliste für Oktober 2025 (The non-fiction bestseller list for October 2025)

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Ein kollektives Tagebuch von Frauen unter den Taliban (A collective diary of women under the Taliban)

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