The Architect's Apprentice

By: Shafak, Elif
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The Architect's Apprentice

Language: English
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In this novel, Turkey’s preeminent female writer spins an epic tale spanning nearly a century in the life of the Ottoman Empire. In 1540, twelve-year-old Jahan arrives in Istanbul. As an animal tamer in the sultan’s menagerie, he looks after the exceptionally smart elephant Chota and befriends (and falls for) the sultan’s beautiful daughter, Princess Mihrimah. A palace education leads Jahan to Mimar Sinan, the empire’s chief architect, who takes Jahan under his wing as they construct (with Chota’s help) some of the most magnificent buildings in history. Yet even as they bui...
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Topic: Literature - Novel|9780143108306|

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By:Shafak, Elif
Language:English
Format:Paperback
Pages: 424 pp
Publisher:Penguin Books, 2014
Dimensions:13 x 21 cm
ISBN-13:9780143108306
Topic:Literature - Novel

The Architect's Apprentice
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