Elif Shafak says her writing style is 'a little bit drunk'
3:49
BBC
Elif Shafak says her writing style is 'a little bit drunk'
British-Turkish novelist Elif Shafak tells the BBC her writing is guided by intuition rather than a rigid plan.
2 months ago
Related Products
Elif Shafak Books
Elif Shafak Posters
Elif Shafak Kindle Edition
#Elif Shafak TED Talks
The politics of fiction
The politics of fiction
TEDJul 16, 2010
The Island of Missing Trees
The Island of Missing Trees
TEDJul 29, 2022
Top videos
Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak on life under authoritarianism
9:56
Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak on life under authoritarianism
CNN
Aug 1, 2019
Elif Shafak: 7 truly captivating talks | TED Talks
Elif Shafak: 7 truly captivating talks | TED Talks
ted.com
Mar 5, 2014
1.7K views · 29 reactions | "Mental health is one of the most pressing issues of our time but literature can make a difference, our perspectives change when we read other people's stories" - Elif Shafak on staying sane in this age of uncertainity #HayFestival2019 bit.ly/2JG9oZ4 | Hay Festival | Facebook
1:18
1.7K views · 29 reactions | "Mental health is one of the most pressing issues of our time but literature can make a difference, our perspectives change when we read other people's stories" - Elif Shafak on staying sane in this age of uncertainity #HayFestival2019 bit.ly/2JG9oZ4 | Hay Festival | Facebook
FacebookHay Festival
2K views1 month ago
Elif Shafak Books
"It was her own soul that she shared with the readers." For the 20th anniversary of Bookclub, Elif Shafak celebrates Toni Morrison's Beloved. Find out more: https://bbc.in/2JIywyA | BBC Radio 4
0:43
"It was her own soul that she shared with the readers." For the 20th anniversary of Bookclub, Elif Shafak celebrates Toni Morrison's Beloved. Find out more: https://bbc.in/2JIywyA | BBC Radio 4
FacebookBBC Radio 4
11.1K viewsJun 15, 2018
472 reactions · 61 shares | A rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, nature, and, finally, renewal: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak is a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub pick for November! Listen to Elif talking about why she wrote the book, and why it was such an important story to tell | Penguin Books | Facebook
2:38
472 reactions · 61 shares | A rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, nature, and, finally, renewal: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak is a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub pick for November! Listen to Elif talking about why she wrote the book, and why it was such an important story to tell | Penguin Books | Facebook
FacebookPenguin Books
63.1K views1 week ago
7.8K views · 67 reactions | All hail the great Elif Şafak / Elif...
1:23
7.8K views · 67 reactions | All hail the great Elif Şafak / Elif...
FacebookFoyles Charing Cross Road
7.9K views2 weeks ago
Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak on life under authoritarianism
9:56
Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak on life under authoritarianism
Aug 1, 2019
CNN
Elif Shafak: 7 truly captivating talks | TED Talks
Elif Shafak: 7 truly captivating talks | TED Talks
Mar 5, 2014
ted.com
1.7K views · 29 reactions | "Mental health is one of the most pressing issues of our time but literature can make a difference, our perspectives change when we read other people's stories" - Elif Shafak on staying sane in this age of uncertainity #HayFestival2019 bit.ly/2JG9oZ4 | Hay Festival | Facebook
1:18
1.7K views · 29 reactions | "Mental health is one of the most pressin…
2K views1 month ago
FacebookHay Festival
The politics of fiction
19:28
The politics of fiction
2.7M viewsJul 16, 2010
TEDElif Shafak
The revolutionary power of diverse thought
21:48
The revolutionary power of diverse thought
6.4M viewsOct 13, 2017
TEDElif Shafak
There are 2 types of storytelling. @elifshafak @philosophyminis According to the award-winning British-Turkish novelist Elif Shafak, she prefers the intuitive path over the mathematical one. "I like the second path, in which you're a little bit drunk, as an author. You don't quite know what you're doing and you're not necessarily walking a linear path." She starts with extensive research and loves to be surprised by her characters and the path of the story as her work comes to life. | Big Think
1:29
There are 2 types of storytelling. @elifshafak @philosophyminis Ac…
250.3K views10 months ago
FacebookBig Think
159 reactions · 3 comments | Novelist Elif Shafak on identity, live at Hay Festival 2025. | Hay Festival | Facebook
1:12
159 reactions · 3 comments | Novelist Elif Shafak on identity, liv…
3.6K views1 week ago
FacebookHay Festival
0:58
329K views · 5.3K reactions | Award-winning novelist Elif Shafak share…
144.5K views3 weeks ago
FacebookBBC Culture
12:23
Elif Shafak: Fiction as a bridge across divides in a fractured world
4 months ago
MSNFrance 24
1:01:09
Elif Shafak on the urgent power of storytelling
14.3K viewsOct 25, 2019
TED
1:38
Novelist Elif Shafak on preserving collective memory, live at our first …
106.3K views4 months ago
FacebookHay Festival
8:16
"Without freedom of speech, there's no chance for imagination. That's …
16.4K viewsMar 24, 2021
FacebookDW Global Media Forum
1:36
“Metal core, thrash metal, Scandinavian, pagan…” Mary Bea…
12.4K viewsMar 25, 2022
FacebookBBC Arts
1:00
51K views · 180 reactions | What happens when we stop seeing eac…
6.1K views3 weeks ago
FacebookBuilders Movement
1:06
Louisiana Channel on Instagram: "In June 2025 Louisiana Channel met …
210.5K views5 months ago
Instagramlouisianachannel
1:48
Matured Girl on Instagram: "Information, knowledge and wisd…
90.2K views8 months ago
Instagrammaturedgirl7
Elif Shafak
35K viewsJan 11, 2023
TikTokilayda.arsn
The Forty Rules of Love | Elif Shafak | KKS
160.6K viewsApr 2, 2023
YouTubeKhadizatul Kobra Sonya
Elif Shafak takes back Islam
128.7K viewsApr 24, 2015
YouTubeWomen in the World
1:28
Instagram
14.1K views11 months ago
Instagramechoes.notes
3:59
If trees could speak | Elif Shafak
100.6K viewsNov 25, 2020
YouTubeTED
5:40
Elif Shafak reads from The 40 Rules of Love
195.1K viewsOct 30, 2018
YouTubeHibrow
20:16
The politics of fiction | Elif Shafak
444.9K viewsJul 19, 2010
YouTubeTED
21:59
The revolutionary power of diverse thought | Elif Shafak
383.7K viewsOct 27, 2017
YouTubeTED
12:02
Elif Shafak on 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World
152.9K viewsJul 9, 2019
YouTubePenguin Books UK
0:57
Instagram
856.1K views7 months ago
Instagramfemalepoetssociety
20:42
The Forty Rules Of Love By Elif Shafak | Book Summary and Few …
118.2K viewsJul 31, 2021
YouTubeAcademy of knowledge
0:30
Elif Shafak / Elif Şafak on Instagram: "Writers cannot stop wars or viole…
164.8K views9 months ago
Instagramshafakelif
1:04
Elif Shafak / Elif Şafak on Instagram: "Books and dogs, our most precio…
12.1K views9 months ago
Instagramshafakelif
See more videos
Static thumbnail place holder