WRITER

Elif Shafak

1971 - Today

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Elif Shafak (Turkish: Elif Şafak, pronounced [eˈlif ʃaˈfak]; née Bilgin; born 25 October 1971) is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, public speaker, political scientist and activist. Shafak writes in Turkish and English, and has published 21 books. She is best known for her novels, which include The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, Three Daughters of Eve and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elif Shafak has received more than 1,176,704 page views. Her biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Elif Shafak is the 1,826th most popular writer (up from 1,941st in 2019), the 2,077th most popular biography from France (up from 2,193rd in 2019) and the 260th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

La bâtarde d'Istambul
2007
Firarperest
2010
Bit palas
2002
Şehrin aynaları
1999
The Bastard of Istanbul
Kulturkonflikt, Armenian massacres, 1915-1923, Armenians
2006
The Forty Rules of Love
2011

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Elif Shafak ranks 1,826 out of 7,302. Before her are Gregory Tsamblak, Rodulfus Glaber, Xu Shen, Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb, Katia Mann, and Prosper of Aquitaine. After her are Quadratus of Athens, Stephen Crane, Verrius Flaccus, Lina Kostenko, Marcus Tullius Tiro, and Malcolm Lowry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Elif Shafak ranks 39. Before her are Pedro Alonso, Pete Sampras, Nathan Fillion, Alex Borstein, Sofia Coppola, and Jacques Villeneuve. After her are Niko Kovač, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, Martin Freeman, Paul Bettany, and Christina Applegate.

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In France

Among people born in France, Elif Shafak ranks 2,077 out of 6,770. Before her are Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (1400), Alan Stivell (1944), Jean Calas (1698), Prosper of Aquitaine (390), Antoine Béchamp (1816), and Jean Maximilien Lamarque (1770). After her are Max Decugis (1882), Victorine Meurent (1844), Henry Darcy (1803), John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg (1582), Guy Hamilton (1922), and Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (1629).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Elif Shafak ranks 260. Before her are Michel Zevaco (1860), Gabriel Naudé (1600), Albert Gleizes (1881), Louis-Sébastien Mercier (1740), Rodulfus Glaber (985), and Prosper of Aquitaine (390). After her are Pierre Lemaitre (1951), Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (1960), Théodore de Banville (1823), Benjamin Péret (1899), Augustin Barruel (1741), and Philippe Quinault (1635).

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