Writing Amidst the Ruins - Elif Shafak

“I was writing my new novel here, writing and sulking. I was walking a thin line between creating a book and destroying myself.”

Writing Amidst the Ruins

by Elif Shafak

Elif Shafak's self-imposed isolation draws her closer to her neighbors.

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Original Air Date

Sep 01, 2020

Location

New York City, New York

Recorded

Jan 05, 2022

Duration

12:09

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