Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist who has published 20 books, including her upcoming novel There Are Rivers in the Sky. She is a bestselling author and her work has been translated into 57 languages. Shafak holds a PhD in political science and she is an honorary fellow at St Anne's College, Oxford University. She is an advocate for women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, freedom of expression and was awarded the medal of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
