{"product_id":"the-architects-apprentice-elif-shafak","title":"The Architect's Apprentice (Elif Shafak)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling and intricate tale from the Booker-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Missing Trees, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'There were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the white elephant. We built everything together...'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixteenth-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 worldly possessions to his name except Chota, a rare white elephant destined for the palace menagerie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo 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 Princess Mihrimah. He will journey on Chota's back to the furthest corners of the Sultan's kingdom and back again. And one day he will catch the eye of the royal architect, Sinan, a chance encounter destined to change Jahan's fortunes forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Architect's Apprentice \u003c\/i\u003eis a magical, sweeping tale of one boy and his elephant caught up in a world of wonder and danger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gorgeous picture of a city teeming with secrets, intrigue and romance' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exuberant, epic and comic, fantastical and realistic . . . like all good stories it conveys deeper meanings about human experience' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating. A vigorous evocation of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Intricate, multi-layered, resplendent, vividly evoked, beautifully written' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** PRE-ORDER ELIF SHAFAK'S NEW NOVEL \u003ci\u003eIN ONE BRIEF MOMENT ALL ETERNITY \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eElif 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 464 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65932128059741,"sku":"K048650822","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/4865082200001A.jpg?v=1789497577","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-architects-apprentice-elif-shafak","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}