In 1244, he meets Shams of Tabriz, a wandering dervish with strange behavior and heretical opinions. Rumi has the extraordinary ability to dive under the husk of religion and extract the eternal, universal Truth from its essence.Īlthough he has excelled in jurisprudence, philosophy, theology, and history, as well as being an eloquent orator, he is not satisfied with his inner self, as he feels something is missing in his life. Rumi has the extraordinary ability, only available to a few scholars, to dive under the husk of religion and extract the eternal, universal Truth from its essence. She reviews a Sufi novel, “Sweet Blasphemy,” about the life of the Sufi poet Jalal al-Din al-Rumi, set in the 13th century.
Įlla, who holds a degree in English literature, finds a job as a book critic at the age of 40. Love stormed Ella’s existence suddenly and violently, as if someone had thrown a stone in the pool of her still life. However, after 20 years of marriage, she files for divorce. During the last 20 years, every wish she had, every person she befriended, and every decision she made was filtered through her marriage. Though it was dull and ordinary in many ways, she had not found it tiresome. The family leads a sedentary and monotonous life in Northampton, Massachusetts.įor 40 years Ella Rubinstein’s life had consisted of still waters – a predictable sequence of habits, needs, and preferences. The novel begins in the present, through Ella Rubinstein, the wife of a successful dentist, and her children. It is a historical journey on the one hand and a geographical one on the other, as it transports the reader from Northampton to Alexandria, from Baghdad to Washington, Washington to Konya (in Turkey) and then again to Boston, Damascus, Kayseri, and other cities in the ancient and contemporary East. There is a tight and interesting synthesis between a lived present of fictional facts that occurred in the years 2008-2009 and a past relating to events taking place in the 13th century.
She also reflects on the experiences of a number of female writers who went through the same experience, such as Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir, Alice Walker, and others.Įlif Shafak, author of “The Forty Rules of Love: A Novel of Rumi”Įlif Shafak wrote her most famous novel, “The Forty Rules of Love: A Novel of Rumi,” using a complex and unique narrative technique.
In her biographical novel, “Black Milk: On the Conflicting Demands of Writing, Creativity, and Motherhood,” she describes her personal experience after giving birth to her first child, the ordeal she went through, and the writer’s block that almost drove her crazy. Her work addresses the issues of entanglement as well as fragmentation in world cultures and the relationship between different ethnicities, the position of minorities in mixed societies, and the conflict of generations and values.Īmong her most famous novels are “The Forty Rules of Love: A Novel of Rumi,” which was translated into 37 languages and sold millions of copies worldwide, “Three Daughters of Eve,” “The Bastard of Istanbul,” “The Architect Apprentice,” “The Flea Palace,” “Black Milk,” and others-all of which have been translated into Arabic. Hm.Elif Shafak’s writings are characterized by their in-depth intellectual, spiritual, philosophical, and social dimensions. Then again, my bonus is tied to the ratings, and not you surviving the show, so. Did I forget to mention generous? I'll be helping you get those romantic connections going, so you better be grateful! And last, but definitely not least, me! Kat! The impossibly perfect and painfully gorgeous host and producer. Yui, the childhood sweetheart with a smile that could melt ice.
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