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The Saint Of Incipient Insanities by Elif Shafak

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"...voluble, high-energy novel..." -- Boston Globe -- 11/07/04
"[Elif Shafak] explores character -- often, conveyed through generous dialogue -- in the same manner as Charles Dickens... Her exposition is fuller and more instructive and descriptive than many of her contemporaries..." -- Orlando Sentinel -- 11/07/04
"When Shafak looks at America from the outside, the results are hilarious" -- San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/07/04
"...exuberant... ...there are serendipitous gems to be found in Shafak's prose..." -- Washington Post -- 10/31/04
"This is her [Elif Shafak] first novel in English, and she presents a masterful command of language, which she uses cleverly, humorously, and engagingly." -- Booklist -- 9/15/04
"...an established writer with award-winning Turkish novels under her belt... ...Ms Shafak is well set to challenge Mr Pamuk as Turkey's foremost contemporary novelist." -- The Economist -- 8/12/04
 
  
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