In One Brief Moment All Eternity
Will be published approx. on 15. October 2026
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-241-74546-5 (ISBN)
Description
In One Brief Moment All Eternity is an astonishing new novel by the bestselling, prize-winning novelist Elif Shafak. Spanning decades and continents, from revolutionary 19th century France to Istanbul, Egypt and Beirut, it is a profound meditation on creativity in times of political crisis and war, asking what literature can hope to offer when the world feels broken. Building a fascinating bridge between Western prose and Eastern poetry, this story offers a luminous portrait of the life of an iconic writer, Gustave Flaubert, author of Madame Bovary, told through the lives of the women - both real and fictional - who shaped him.
'Make place for Elif Shafak on your bookshelf. Make place for her in your heart too. You won't regret it' ARUNDHATI ROY
'A unique and powerful voice in world literature' IAN MCEWAN
'Make place for Elif Shafak on your bookshelf. Make place for her in your heart too. You won't regret it' ARUNDHATI ROY
'A unique and powerful voice in world literature' IAN MCEWAN
Reviews / Votes
Make place for Elif Shafak on your bookshelf. Make place for her in your heart too. You won't regret it * Arundhati Roy * A unique and powerful voice in world literature * Ian McEwan * One of the best writers in the world today -- Hanif KureishiMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
523 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-74546-5 (9780241745465)
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In One Brief Moment All Eternity
The sweeping and dazzling new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, Sunday Times bestselling author
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Elif Shafak is an award-winning British Turkish novelist, whose work has been translated into fifty-seven languages. The author of twenty books, fourteen of which are novels, she is a bestselling author in many countries around the world. Shafak's previous novel, THERE ARE RIVERS IN THE SKY, was the UK's bestselling literary hardback novel of 2025, selling over 500,000 copies. Her work has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize for Fiction, the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, amongst others, and she is currently nominated for 'Author of the Year' at the British Book Awards. Elif Shafak was appointed President of the Royal Society of Literature in 2025. Her books have sold several million copies worldwide.