{"product_id":"the-architects-apprentice-by-elif-shafak","title":"The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Architect's Apprentice\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a dazzling and intricate tale from Elif Shafak, bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Bastard of Istanbul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'There were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the white elephant. We built everything together...'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilled with all the colour of the Ottoman Empire, when Istanbul was the teeming centre of civilisation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Architect's Apprentice\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a magical, sweeping tale of one boy and his elephant caught up in a world of wonder and danger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Fascinating and gripping' Rosamund Lupton on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHonour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElif Shafak is the acclaimed author of nine novels including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Bastard of Istanbul,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Forty Rules of Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHonour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and is the most widely read female writer in Turkey. Her work has been translated into more than forty languages and she contributes to numerous international publications, including the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndependent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine. She is also a public speaker working with The London Speaker Bureau and is a TED Global speaker. Elif Shafak has previously been longlisted for the Orange Prize, the Baileys Prize and the IMPAC Dublin Award, and shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. She is based in London with her two children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Read Room","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":59470285078814,"sku":null,"price":390.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":59470285111582,"sku":null,"price":520.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":59470285144350,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1076\/7515\/6766\/files\/91_n_dE-HoL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781632799","url":"https:\/\/www.readroombd.com\/products\/the-architects-apprentice-by-elif-shafak","provider":"Read Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}