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| Author | Elif Shafak |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary Fiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | March 2009 |
| Publication place | Turkey |
| Pages | 354 |
| Awards | Prix ALEF* - Mention Spéciale Littérature Etrangère |
| ISBN | 9780141047188 |
The Forty Rules of Love is a novel written by the Turkish author Elif Shafak,[1][2][3] Her interest in writing this book was influenced by the degree she received in Gender and Women’s Studies.[4] The book was published in March 2009.[5] It is about Maulana Jalal-Ud-Din, known as Rumi and his companion Shams Tabrizi.[6][7] This book explains how Shams transformed a scholar into a Sufi (mystic) through love.[8] More than 750,000 copies of this book were sold in Turkey and France.[9]
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- ^ Safak, Elif; Chancy, Myriam J. A. (2003). "Migrations: A Meridians Interview with Elif Shafak". Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism. 4 (1): 55–85. doi:10.1353/mer.2004.0006. ISSN 1547-8424.
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- ^ Rashid, Yamna."The Forty Rules of Love taught me What i know now, it's been my motivation, inspiration and has helped me become a better person and it holds a speshal place in my heart", "SHIFA KHAN (FUTURE BEST TIMESSELLER", June 1, 2017
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