by Elif Shafak · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780670921164
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«Honour» is the contemporary novel by Elif Shafak, published by Penguin in paperback (342 pages, in English).
The novel follows twin sisters from a Kurdish village: Jamila stays to become a midwife and Pembe emigrates to London with her husband, Adem. In 1970s London, the family must choose between keeping their traditions or integrating; when Adem abandons them, the eldest son, Iskender, takes on the defence of family honour.
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and nominated for the Man Asian Literary Prize; winner of the Prix Relay des Voyageurs.
For readers of literary fiction and reading groups interested in family dramas, migration and clashes of tradition.
Elif Shafak is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, public speaker, political scientist, and activist.
