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Elif Shafak: La politica della narrativa

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Ascoltare storie espande l'immaginazione: raccontarle ci permette di oltrepassare le barriere culturali, abbracciare diverse esperienze, sentire ciò che sentono gli altri. Elif Shafak sviluppa questa sempllice idea per provare che la narrativa può superare l'identità politica.

Elif Shafak explicitly defies definition -- her writing blends East and West, feminism and tradition, the local and the global, Sufism and rationalism, creating one of today's most unique voices in literature. Full bio »

Translated into Italian by nick marotta
Reviewed by Els De Keyser
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