- Title:
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The Architect's Apprentice (MP3)
- Written by:
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Elif Shafak
- Read by:
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Grant Cartwright
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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16 hours 31 minutes
- MP3 size:
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605 MB
- Published:
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November 06 2014
- Available Date:
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November 06 2014
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781486250219
- Genres:
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Fiction; Contemporary Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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International bestselling author
'This is Shafak's most ambitious novel yet, and it is her best ...'
The Independent
Filled with the scents, sounds and sights 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.
'There were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the white elephant. We built everything together ...'
Sixteenth 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 and valuable white elephant destined for the palace menagerie.
So 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.
'This edifying, emotionally forceful novel shows how hate and envy destroy, and how love might build the world anew ...'
The Guardian