Elif Safak is one of the best contemporary authors of our time

3 min readNov 25, 2022

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The more books I read by Elif Safak. the more I fall in love with her work.

Safak is controversial.

She can’t return to Turkey due to political views that touch upon sensitive political issues like the Armenian-Turkish relationship.

Natasha Tynes

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Writer. Journalist. Words in @washingtonpost , @ElleUK , @esquire . I write about: ✍🏼 Writing 📲 Creator economy 🌍 Mideast

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