Just finished 40 rules of love. I’m crying. Watching her speech is making me cry more. Thank you Elif you are wonderful

@munibmirza1392

3 жыл бұрын

❤️

@aizazali942

3 жыл бұрын

I've read all of her novels almost...and all are the same

I wish there was a love button on KZread - this woman is amazing!

The way that she relates different topics and melts them in a pot with an understanding, rational way is great! I am going read her books.

@fatimaaminkhechen9268

6 жыл бұрын

Hasan Oral she is an incredible writer , her books are also a mix of several topics, several cultures and a mix of totally different characters..

@robertlesliefielding2506

3 жыл бұрын

I am half way through Three daughters of Eve. It is rivettingly well written and insightful.

@bigcatt859

3 жыл бұрын

Don't waste your time

@patriciaandrade9443

5 ай бұрын

​​@@bigcatt859 "no pierdas tu tiempo" ... de hecho, el tiempo nos pierde; un día, cualquiera, desaparecemos. Pero no para quien escribe... un día, cualquiera, será leído.

She gave an inspiring speech. I strongly believe she is what she says she is. She is a great representative of Humanity, women, Turkey and Turkish culture, Islam and PEACE. The past is over, all nations of the world has a "DIRTY PAST". We should stop blaming of each other for the past but plant the beautiful, righteous, fruitful plants so our offspring can have love for one another instead of animosity. Turks, Greeks, Arabs, Japanese, Jews, Muslims, Christians, Hindus and others.

“Come, let us be friends for once; let us make life easy on us; let us be lovers and loved ones; the earth shall be left to no one.” Stories bring us together and connect us. She is using her stories to hug and to love all people. She is great. She has a brilliant mind. She is presenting Turkish culture in the best way. She is very successful with her own identity or characteristics.

@satyamsingh4653

Жыл бұрын

''She is presenting Turkish culture in the best way.'' you just did what she warned you, identity politics. She was trying to emphasize the reach of fiction beyond any identity and as a writer and thinker, she was trying to unite all.

@zephaniahkitilah

4 ай бұрын

​@@satyamsingh4653I see you've decided to be a doer of the word😊 attention to details to the maximum....

This is the beauty of an open mind. Deep!

I've just finished reading her "Forty rules of love" and have to say that was more than a book.. Now I certainly know that there are still some people around the world who share my views and feelings.. She is definitely on my TO PERSONALLY MEET ONE DAY list !!!

@abdulkanaan3731

3 жыл бұрын

I just finished reading the "Forty Rules of love" and I found it an amazing one. Did you read any of her other books?

@janeadlington7150

8 ай бұрын

A wonderful book

Yes! As a South African woman, I feel the exact same pressure she does. I am often seen as the representative of a group rather than an individual.

@robertlesliefielding2506

3 жыл бұрын

I worked with South Africans in the Gulf and I agree, the tendency was to judge them on whaT THEIR GOVERNMENT WAS DOING. i RESISTED lest they do the same with me. Sorry for the caps. I am not angr.

Being a Greek and listening to this guzel woman so wise and so witty I feel that I love Turkey for creating such a creative creature. Such a positive energy...

@atatv7386

Жыл бұрын

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@user-xt1tk8mq6n

2 ай бұрын

Ben

@user-xt1tk8mq6n

2 ай бұрын

@@atatv7386😊

She is undescribable! She is an amazing woman, a marvelous author and a Great person!

This is my first time listening to Elif talk. She is so interesting. I read her novel The Bastard Of Istanbul, the one she talked about, and it was fabulous. I enjoyed it very much. I love how she is so neutral in her book. She has all these different characters, different cultures and religions, and all she does is tell their story. No bias. No preference. Narrating their feelings, thoughts, and behavior.

the forty Rules of Love ... Elif Shafak is the best novelist in Turkey. Among the giants of world novel literature with Dostoyevsky, Hugo, Tolstoy, Márquez and others. Shafak approach is closer to Tolstoy's method of adopting just causes and working to enlighten and confront governments and not to involve high towers and revolution on the current conditions and strive for the best.

God, is she an angel?

Come, " let us be friends for once, let us make life easier on earth, let us be the lovers and loved ones the earth shall be left to no one! #sufism ❤ #elifshafak ❤ so blessed to have this !!!!!!!!

@munibmirza1392

3 жыл бұрын

❤️

this author is making me more of a spiritual man. just read 40 rules of love.

@meleknennioglu1446

7 жыл бұрын

MBN what about this book?

@meleknennioglu1446

7 жыл бұрын

MBN i read it. but i read Turkish and its name is only "Love". it is so amazing.

@ozland7172

5 жыл бұрын

@@meleknennioglu1446 love and 40 rules of love 2 different books.. the second book is written based on the first one.

@meleknennioglu1446

5 жыл бұрын

@@ozland7172 thanks

@akanksha2925

3 жыл бұрын

Haha... Same with me. I even talked to my parents about their recation if I decide to go to an ashram.

Agree 100% with everything she says, and...shallow as it may be for me to say, she is preternaturally beautiful. I'll have to read her books.

I just came here to see her after reading forty rules of love and three daughters of eve and I am not disappointed ♥️keep writing for us👍

@robertlesliefielding2506

3 жыл бұрын

Mid way through Three daughters. It is so penetrating and well written. I love it and will pass it on to my wife, who is Turkish.

I started reading for Elif Şafak at 2014 and I just fall in love with her style and her books .. Respect from Morocco ♡

she talks 100% sense.. amazing

She has a superb mind, a vocabulary that is unmatched, and she exudes elegance. Even though I'm a straight lady myself, I'm truthfully in love.

I'm deeply impressed by this speech! I wish to know your secret and then embrace it in order to get out of the circle of fear and cowardice.

This is one of the most successful ted talks I have ever watched! She is very talented with words. She can describe things in detail with great structure.

One of the best lectures on writing I've ever heard.

Great, heart & mind moving talk. She’s a true prophet of staying united against divisiveness & bias: through 1st class literary work 👍

'What is most personal is most universal." - Carl R. Rogers

This is such a perfect expression of how I feel. That little poem at the end took me by surprise, and I got a little choked up over the sentiment. Tear down the walls. Communicate with an open heart.

Need the "standing ovation" button over and over for this - what mastery she has, of so many aspects of life and literature!

Thats well said. Smart people try to change the world, Wise people try change their selves. Such a wise author. Loved it a lot.

Elif Şafak's stories with Fatih Akın's skills can be wonderful movies together.. with love from Region of Western Black Sea :)

this talk moved my heart

Same situation is here. Someone recommended me to read this book. From the title I found this book based on the traditional love of a girl and a boy. But when I started reading it, my interest in it increased. I have completed Forty Rules of Love. It is a wonderful book that takes the reader elsewhere. After completing it, thinking about many things has changed.Definatly wonderful book.Thankx to you ELif..lot of respect and love.

the stories are fiction, not politics... she is an amazing writer...

She made me cry...

@moonaa4495

4 жыл бұрын

Same

One of the best books I read recently - "The Bastard of Istanbul" - it's amazing...Didn't want to finish it pitying the minute I'd come to the last page closing with it the colorful world she had put together in the novel...Admire the author so much - how wise, smart, emotional, and spiritual she is!

Da, very impressive discussion. I love it. I wish she can speak again sometime, especially about her grandmother customs.

@majestic4652

5 жыл бұрын

Teodor Foca what will u do with her grandmum's customs? lol

@FeedMe12345

4 жыл бұрын

Biricik Solak not everything is about “doing something with that info” lol lol lol

I just got my first book "Honour" and it is so amazing. I hope I can meet Elif Shafak one day in real and get her signature on my books! Respect from Brazil.

i never knew writers face a sort of racialism too but still being a writer is a gift and they should be respected

This is my favorite TED Talks video.

@fatimaaminkhechen9268

6 жыл бұрын

ashleigh fortier mine too ❤

I like this talk so much. It's so interesting in so many ways.....

Wow! As soon as the camera cut to her while she spoke, I just went wow! She's incredible.

Thank you for The Forty Rules of Love. I really appreciate it.

Beautifully said!Thank you Elif for all of you've written and presented

Respect from Pakistan. Just completed reading Forty Rules of Love, a wonderful read (Y)

Amazing and inspiring.

and i also love writting in German, Arabic, and Korean, they allow me to flow across dividers and welcome things that others may fear or condem

woah ! Her speech rasonates in me deeply ! Thank You Elif Shafak ! Much Love from a cambodian living in Germany 🥰🥰🥰💚💜💛

She has magic in her words.. enchanting converse she does have...May Elif be bless 🙌

She is such a brilliant woman and her writing is so so riveting and beautiful. She deserves all the praise in the world

Just Love It ! I think I needed To Read Elif Şafak's Books in my life ...

Ayakta alkışlanacak değerli yazarımız Elif Şafak 👏❤

So much of this is applicable to Internet age. Same goes for how fiction and storytelling have turned out in 2010s / 2020s (imagination is all gone)

This lady is beyond admiration. Just finished forty rules of loves and profoundly enjoyed it (9th May 2021, 2120hrs)

Wow! I love the way she articulates her words! Everything she utters sinks in me so deep and causes vibrations in my mind. I wonna read her books!

AMAZING! Her story would make a great movie.

love the deepness... in her speech

beautiful I did not bat a lid as I listened to this fountain of sounds of wisdom....

That was a very, very good TED talk! She speaks right out of my soul!

That is so true, they look at the background of author rather than their creation.

Never heard of Elif, beautiful person. Ill definitely find one of your books..

@robertlesliefielding2506

3 жыл бұрын

Three daughters of Eve is a good one

She is an intellectual woman and an excellent writer. I had never heard her speak before. Coincidentally, i came across her TED talk and never for a moment did i lose interest in her speech. If anything, i want to listen to her more.

Golden Words, should be written in Gold water

I FEEL therefore I am freeeeeeeeeeee I think therefore I AM

One of the best Ted talks..Congrat Elif Shafak ,proud of you.

I read 40 rules of love ...n fell in love with this mazing writer

Incredible.

She is easily my newest favourite novelist!

Listening to this woman is better than drugs

Simply wonderful statement of a brave writer who dares to speak out to the world. Thanks fot that.

Amazingly insightful, I'm an instant admirer! Mikkel,

i love this woman !!!

What a wise woman! İ'm admiring her!

You are a genius.

Amazing speech and good pr for herself:) Adorable lady

لا أمل من سماع حديثها، وقراءة كتبها، ملهمة جدا

that is such a lovely and constructive way of expressing the contemporary problems of the world...

amazing speech

She's amazing :-)) I enjoyed her talking.

Currently reading her novel, The Architect's Apprentice, I found her every novel more interesting than previous one..

She says, about the difficulty of acquiring another language (and stories from other lands, I feel), "...but if we manage not to be frightened by it, it's also stimulating." This is really the message of her talk - for those who can manage not to be too frightened by that which is different, then difference - of diet, of stories, of music, of art and culture - the exposure to difference can be wonderfully stimulating.

i love her and I have read almost everything she has written. cant decide which one is my favourite

Brilliant talk. Thanks

wonderful woman, with much to pass on

She is an excellent speaker and storyteller.

im so exited to read her work

I just finish reading "The Forty Rules of Loves" and it is my first ever Novel I read. She is a amazing writers and I would love to meet her one day. Elif, thank you for the book

What a rambler! Just unloading everything she's memorised with little pause.

I really enjoyed this. I'm currently trying to read 100 books in a year as a challenge to get myself back into the habit of reading. I spent too much time with videogames and movies for a while and forgot how much I loved books.

I could relate to each and everything she said up there, loved this video💯

Wow!! Love her already. I'm gonna read her books🌹🙌

WONDERFUL!! SO WISE!

She’s a beautiful blessing to the world

@mehmetakifyldz773

2 жыл бұрын

like violet evergarden

I enjoyed and felt every part of her speech. Fiction is something reserved for the Western authors, while we must be true to ourselves. Westerners have no idea how life-consuming it is for us to integrate and to meet up to the expectations that will always want to push us to say our story the way they like to hear it.

Outstanding content and flowing, persuasive delivery! Congratulations. Daniel

Excellent! So poised and well spoken.

Very impressive! I'm almost done in reading one of her books "the three daughters of eve" and now I know where the protagonist (Peri) was based on... well it was Elif Shafak herself

she is remarkable!

I m surprised to see her on Ted. And even though I ve always found her very pretentious, this was a beautiful speech. There are a lot of people in Turkey, who live in the inbetween area, culturally. Not exactly European but not traditionally Turkish either. And to be a writer inbetween can be very frustrating. I was taught to write about what i know . This is very hard since what i know is mostly foreign culture but i m completely Turkish. Just like most of my generation. I ll take her advice..

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Great words. I am happy to see progress in you

Good😊Thanks Elif Şafak...