Patriarchal Intolerance in Elif Shafak’s The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak, a best-selling novelist of Turkish origin, once self-declared bisexual, is controversial today in her motherland, as she questions the patriarchal culture and all its traditions. In her latest novel, Shafak speaks about migration and relocation, and chooses to include two homosexual cha...

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Published in:	Journal of research in gender studies Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 78 - 85
Main Author:	Ionescu, Andreea
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Addleton Academic Publishers 01-01-2024
Subjects:	Ability Bisexuality British Literature Characters Gays & lesbians Gender identity Gender Studies Heterosexuality Homosexuality Love Migration Novels Patriarchy Political history Relocation Shafak, Elif Sociology of Literature Theory of Literature Trees Turkish Literature Greece Cyprus United Kingdom Turkey brother enemies gender identity political conflict TurkishEnglish literature personal trauma
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Summary:	Elif Shafak, a best-selling novelist of Turkish origin, once self-declared bisexual, is controversial today in her motherland, as she questions the patriarchal culture and all its traditions. In her latest novel, Shafak speaks about migration and relocation, and chooses to include two homosexual characters facing the intolerance of the islanders from the two communities in Cyprus’ divided capital ‒ Nicosia. The two male characters are not only in a love affair, but they also belong to politically opposing nationalities: Greek and Turkish. Shafak’s talent makes the story to be very meaningful for our complex existences and the next generations to come.
ISSN:	2164-0262 2378-3524
DOI:	10.22381/JRGS14120245