Bloomsbury The Architect's Apprentice + Sticky Note Paper

The architect's apprentice is a dazzling and intricate tale from elif shafak, the bestselling author of the bastard of istanbul.

'there were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the white elephant.

biz her şeyi birlikte inşa ettik.

'sixteenth century istanbul: a stowaway arrives in the city bearing an extraordinary gift for the sultan.

the boy is completely alone in a foreign land, with no worldly possessions to his name except chota, a rare white elephant destined for the palace zoo. So begins an epic adventure that will see young jahan rise from humble origins to the highest ranks of the sultan's court.

on his 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.

doluyla dolu, osmanlı i̇mparatorluğu'nun tüm renkleriyle, i̇stanbul hâlâ medeniyetin uğurlu merkeziyken, the architect's apprentice, bir çocuğun ve onun filinin harikalar ve tehlikelerle dolu bir dünyaya sürüklenmesiyle ilgili büyülü, geniş bir hikaye.

"a gorgeous picture of a city teeming with secrets, intrigue and romance.

"(the times).

"shafak's most ambitious novel yet her best - generous and imaginative.

"(independent).

"exuberant, epic and comic, fantastic and realistic.

like all good stories it conveys deeper meanings about human experience.

"(financial times).

"fascinating.

a vigorous evocation of the ottoman empire at the height of its power.

"(sunday times).

"intricate, multi-layered, resplendent, vividly evoked, beautifully written.

"(observer).

"sumptuous, absorbing, moving.

"(independent on sunday).

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