Description
In a city where history refuses to stay buried, two women—one in Istanbul and one in San Francisco—are drawn into a tangled story of family, identity, and inherited wounds. Asya Kazancı, labeled a “bastard” within her own household, navigates the pressures of love, shame, and belonging while the Kazancı family’s past echoes through the present. Across continents, Rose confronts the fractures of her own life as she searches for the truth behind a missing child and the stories that were never fully told. Blending intimate character drama with a sweeping meditation on Turkish-Armenian memory, the novel explores themes of prejudice, trauma, and the possibility of reconciliation in the shadow of 1915. Elif Şafak’s signature, lyrical storytelling and fearless engagement with contested history make this a powerful, emotionally charged read.
Available Editions
hardcover
Viking Adult
Published Jan 18, 2007
368 pages
ISBN: 9780670038343
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Details
First Published
2006
Language
eng
Translation
From: tur
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Şafak.