I'm reading her novel "There are Rivers in the Sky" so I was interested to find her talk on LSE podcasts.
Recommended.
Storytelling transcending borders | Elif Shafak - LSE
> By drawing upon multiple disciplines and weaving these threads into the broader practice of literary arts, the Turkish-British writer Elif Shafak offers an inspirational talk about our world today, the stories that bring us together, and the silences that keep us apart.
I just read this in the book:
> A lamplighter passes by whistling a tune. In his hand he carries a long pole with a burning wick. One by one the gas lamps along the street come alive, casting a brave glow into the gathering darkness. Tomorrow morning, the same man will appear again to snuff out each one.
I remember the lamplighter on my grandma's street. They didn't get electricity there until the late 1950s.
I also remember the tinkers she describes a few pages earlier, with cars drawn by donkeys.
Eric Lawton