Between Two Worlds

"Stories can build bridges." - Elif Shafak

Elif Shafak's novels cross borders-geographical, historical, and emotional-bringing readers into conversation with cultures both familiar and foreign. But who is the woman behind the stories?

In Between Two Worlds, Buraq-the biographer of Kafka and Hermann Hesse-traces Shafak's journey from a childhood between continents to her rise as an internationally celebrated author and public intellectual.

Exploring her struggles and triumphs, her literary innovations, and her role as a fearless voice for human rights, this biography offers an intimate portrait of a writer who defies easy categorisation.

Part life story, part literary exploration, this is the definitive guide to understanding Elif Shafak's art, her politics, and her vision for a more connected world.

Biographer Buraq- known for his portraits of Kafka and Hermann Hesse-traces Shafak's journey as a novelist, essayist, and public intellectual, revealing how her stories bridge cultures, challenge stereotypes, and give voice to the complexities of identity in the 21st century.