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10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world, Elif Shafak

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In the first minute following her death, Tequila Leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. Her brain cells, having run out of blood, were now completely deprived of oxygen. But they did not shut down. Not right away...' Our brains stay active for ten minutes after our heart stops beating. For Tequila Leila, each minute brings with it a new memory - growing up with her father and his two wives in a grand old house in a quiet Turkish town; watching the women gossip and wax their legs while the men went to mosque; sneaking cigarettes and Western magazines on her way home from school; running away to Istanbul to escape an unwelcome marriage; falling in love with a student who seeks shelter from a riot in the brothel where she works. Most importantly, each memory reminds Leila of the five friends she met along the way--the friends who are now desperately trying to find her
Language
eng
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10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world
Title
10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world
Statement of responsibility
Elif Shafak
Title variation
Ten minutes thirty-eight seconds in this strange world
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
In the first minute following her death, Tequila Leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. Her brain cells, having run out of blood, were now completely deprived of oxygen. But they did not shut down. Not right away...' Our brains stay active for ten minutes after our heart stops beating. For Tequila Leila, each minute brings with it a new memory - growing up with her father and his two wives in a grand old house in a quiet Turkish town; watching the women gossip and wax their legs while the men went to mosque; sneaking cigarettes and Western magazines on her way home from school; running away to Istanbul to escape an unwelcome marriage; falling in love with a student who seeks shelter from a riot in the brothel where she works. Most importantly, each memory reminds Leila of the five friends she met along the way--the friends who are now desperately trying to find her
Cataloging source
YDX
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1971-
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Shafak, Elif
Dewey number
813/.6
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS3619.H328
LC item number
A614 2019
Literary form
novels
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Death
  • Reminiscing
  • Female friendship
  • Women
  • Istanbul (Turkey)
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10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world, Elif Shafak
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Copyright
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
311 pages
Isbn
9780241293874
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustration, map
System control number
  • on1083357572
  • (OCoLC)1083357572
Label
10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world, Elif Shafak
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
311 pages
Isbn
9780241293874
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustration, map
System control number
  • on1083357572
  • (OCoLC)1083357572

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