{"product_id":"the-architects-apprentice-a-mesmerising-historical-fiction-of-art-ambition-and-destiny-in-the-ottoman-empire-by-elif-shafak","title":"The Architect's Apprentice: A Mesmerising Historical Fiction of Art, Ambition, and Destiny in the Ottoman Empire by Elif Shafak","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elif Shafak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Latest Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 23-04-2015\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 22812100\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e A dazzling and intricate tale from Elif Shafak, Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World - chosen for the Duchess of Cornwall's online book club The Reading Room\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'There were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the white elephant. We built everything together...'\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSixteenth century Istanbul: a stowaway arrives in the city bearing an extraordinary gift for the Sultan. The boy is utterly alone in a foreign land, with no worldly possessions to his name except Chota, a rare white elephant destined for the palace menagerie.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSo begins an epic adventure that will see young Jahan rise from lowly origins to the highest ranks of the Sultan's court. Along the way he will meet deceitful courtiers and false friends, gypsies, animal tamers, and the beautiful, mischievous Princess Mihrimah. He will journey on Chota's back to the furthest corners of the Sultan's kingdom and back again. And one day he will catch the eye of the royal architect, Sinan, a chance encounter destined to change Jahan's fortunes forever.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFilled with all the colour of the Ottoman Empire, when Istanbul was the teeming centre of civilisation, The Architect's Apprentice is a magical, sweeping tale of one boy and his elephant caught up in a world of wonder and danger.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'A gorgeous picture of a city teeming with secrets, intrigue and romance' The Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Exuberant, epic and comic, fantastical and realistic . . . like all good stories it conveys deeper meanings about human experience' Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Fascinating. A vigorous evocation of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power' Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Intricate, multi-layered, resplendent, vividly evoked, beautifully written' Observer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n*** ELIF SHAFAK'S NEW NOVEL, THERE ARE RIVERS IN THE SKY, IS AVAILABLE NOW ***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241970942\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.7 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50746719830320,"sku":"Prakash_9780241970942","price":450.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/81EIFDyQquL.jpg?v=1770445707","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/the-architects-apprentice-a-mesmerising-historical-fiction-of-art-ambition-and-destiny-in-the-ottoman-empire-by-elif-shafak","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}