The Architect's Apprentice
$20.96
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
24 June 2015
Summary
Sixteenth-century Istanbul—a stowaway arrives in the city bearing an extraordinary gift for the Sultan. The boy is utterly alone in a foreign land, with no possessions, except Chota, a rare white elephant destined for the palace menagerie.
So begins an epic adventure that will see young Jahan rise from lowly origins to the highest ranks of the Sultan’s court. Along the way, he will meet deceitful courtiers and false friends, gypsies, animal tamers and the beautiful, mischievous Prince…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241970942 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241970946 |
| Author: | Elif Shafak |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 328g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 31mm |
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Critics Review
A gorgeous picture of a city teeming with secrets, intrigue and romance
‘A gorgeous picture of a city teeming with secrets, intrigue and romance’ * The Times *‘Shafak’s most ambitious novel yet her best - generous and imaginative’ * Independent *‘Exuberant, epic and comic, fantastical and realistic … like all good stories it conveys deeper meanings about human experience’ * Financial Times *‘Fascinating. A vigorous evocation of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power’ * Sunday Times *‘Intricate, multi-layered, resplendent, vividly evoked, beautifully written’ * Observer *‘Sumptuous, absorbing, moving’ * Independent on Sunday *
About The Author
Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak is an award-winning British Turkish novelist, whose work has been translated into fifty-seven languages. The author of twenty books, fourteen of which are novels, she is a bestselling author in many countries around the world. Shafak’s previous novel, THERE ARE RIVERS IN THE SKY, was the UK’s bestselling literary hardback novel of 2025, selling over 500,000 copies. Her work has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, amongst others, and she is currently nominated for ‘Author of the Year’ at the British Book Awards. Elif Shafak was appointed President of the Royal Society of Literature in 2025. Her books have sold several million copies worldwide.
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