Is death metal the secret to writing a bestseller? with Elif Shafak

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<p>What can <em><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/414551/little-women-by-alcott-louisa-may/9781529954289" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Little Women</a></em> teach modern boys about sisterhood? How does food become a language of love and grief? How does writing in a third language shape your creative rhythm? And why can finishing a masterpiece feel like a tragedy?</p><br><p>This week on <em>Ask Penguin</em>, Rhianna is joined by bestselling, award-winning novelist <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/32695/elif-shafak" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elif Shafak</a> to talk about her latest novel, <em><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/460464/in-one-brief-moment-all-eternity-by-shafak-elif/9780241745465" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In One Brief Moment All Eternity</a>, </em>a vivid reimagining of <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/9808/gustave-flaubert" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gustave Flaubert’s</a> life, told through the women who knew him, including his most famous creation, <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/372959/madame-bovary-by-flaubertgustave/9781857151404" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emma Bovary</a>.</p><br><p>Together they explore the stories and people history often forgets, why the world needs fiction more than ever, and what drew <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/32695/elif-shafak" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shafak</a> to <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/9808/gustave-flaubert" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Flaubert’s</a> world.</p><br><p>Plus, we answer your listening questions and, as ever, send you away with plenty of brilliant books to add to your reading pile</p><br><p>Discover all the books mentioned in this episode <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/is-death-metal-the-secret-to-writing-a-bestseller-with-elif-shafak/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><br><p><strong>About the guest</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/32695/elif-shafak" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elif Shafak</a> is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and storyteller. She has published 21 books, 13 of which are novels and her books have been translated into almost 60 languages.<em>T<a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/316722/the-island-of-missing-trees-by-shafak-elif/9780241988725" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">he Island of Missing Trees </a></em>was a finalist for the Costa Award, British Book Awards, RSL Ondaatje Prize and Women’s Prize for Fiction</p><br><p>For more information about the National Year of Reading, click here <a href="https://goallin.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://goallin.org.uk</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>