The Forty Rules of Love

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AuthorElif Shafak
CountryTurkey
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary Fiction
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication date
March 2009
Pages354
AwardsPrix ALEF* - Mention Spéciale Littérature Etrangére
ISBN9780141047188

The Forty Rules of Love is a novel written by Turkish author Elif Shafak,[1][2][3] The book was published in March 2009.[4] It is about Maulana Jalal-Ud-Din, known as Rumi and his spiritual teacher Shams Tabrizi.[5][6] This book explains how Shams changed the life of Scholar to a Sufi through love.[7] This books has sold more than 750,000 copies in Turkey and France.[8]

About the book

"A novel within a novel, The Forty Rules of Love tells two parallel stories that mirror each other across two very different cultures and seven intervening centuries."[9] It starts when a housewife, Ella, gets a book called Sweet Blasphemy for an appraisal.[10] This book is about thirteenth century poet, Rumi and his spiritual teacher, Shams.[9] The story presented in Forty Rules Of Love is basically on "love and spirituality that explains what it means to follow your heart." [11] The author of the book, Elif Shafak got more popularity among the Arab readers after this novel was translated into Arabic language.[12]

"The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerising blend of love, religion and spirituality"

Zarbakht Bilal, [13]

On November 5, 2019, the BBC News listed The Forty Rules of Love on its list of the 100 most influential novels.[14]

The Letter b

Every chapter of the book starts with letter ‘b’.[10] It is because the secret of Quran lies in Surah Al-Fatiha and its spirit is contained in the phrase Bismillah hir Rehman nir Rahim (In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent and Merciful). [15] The first Arabic letter of the Bismillah has dot below it that symbolizes the Universe as per Sufism thoughts. [16]

The 40 Rules

The book The Forty Rules of Love has presented Shams's Forty Love Rules at different intervals.[17][18] "It’s a book that encourages you to transform your life and fill it with love."[19]

The Author

Shafak is a "widely read female author in Turkey". [20] She is on Guardian's shortlist for 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction List.[21] The Bastard Of Istanbul, Honor and 10 Minutes And 38 Seconds In This Strange World are her other books. [22][23][24] Shafak work is translated into more than 40 languages and she is also a TED Global Speaker. [25] "I had rather extinguish the fire in hell and burn heaven so that people could start loving God for no other reason than love",Elif Shafak.[26]

Awards

The Forty Rules of Love won Prix ALEF* - Mention Spéciale Littérature Etrangére.[27] It was also nominated for the 2012 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.[27]

See Also

The Novels That Shaped Our World: BBC reveals 100-strong list [28]

Shafak novel one of a trio picked up by Netflix [29]

‘The Forty Rules of Love’ broadens your horizons [30]

‘Forty Rules Of Love’ Will Help You Explore Yourself [31]

Interview with author Elif Shafak As The Forty Rules of Love goes to paperback, the author talks about the power of fiction. [32]

References

  1. ^ “Our Compass” Archived 2019-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, “International Herald Tribune”, November 27, 2013
  2. ^ "Looking for God: Following the Path of Love","alif.id",October 13, 2019
  3. ^ "Books of the week: From Stephen King's The Institute to Margaret Atwood's The Testaments, our picks","www.firstpost.com",September 16, 2019
  4. ^ “Analysis: The Forty Rules of Love” Archived 2019-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, “Analysis of Love”, 2010
  5. ^ “The Forty Rules of Love – review” Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, “The Guardian”, December 5, 2014
  6. ^ Rashid,Yamna."The Forty Rules of Love taught me that we’ve been asking ourselves all the wrong questions","blogs.tribune.com.pk",June 1, 2017
  7. ^ Kazim, Maisam. “Overview of Forty Rules of Love”, “Pamir Times”, March 3, 2018
  8. ^ “Forty Rules Of Love by ELIF SHAFAK”, “lagazetteverdun”, November 29, 2016
  9. ^ a b “Elif Shafak” Archived 2018-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, “Literary Festivals UK”,
  10. ^ a b Alev Adil.“The Forty Rules of Love, By Elif Shafak” Archived 2019-08-03 at the Wayback Machine,“The Independent”, July 9,2010
  11. ^ "Five must-read books that help shape the way we think about the world","www.thenational.ae",June 7, 2019
  12. ^ "Arabic Edition of Elif Shafak's novel nominated for Booker 10 Minutes 38 Seconds","english.ahram.org.eg",September 22, 2019
  13. ^ "The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerising blend of love, religion and spirituality","dailytimes.com.pk",MAY 1, 2019
  14. ^ "100 'most inspiring' novels revealed by BBC Arts". BBC News. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-10. The reveal kickstarts the BBC's year-long celebration of literature.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ “Book Review: The forty Rules of Love by Elif Safak”, November 3, 2014
  16. ^ Shweta. “Elif Shafak — Book Review of “40 Rules of Love”(Rumi & Shams of Tabriz )”, “Medium”, May 18, 2019
  17. ^ “Sham’s of Tabriz’s 40 Rules of Love”, “The Vision Weekly”, November 4, 2011,
  18. ^ Imran Ali Buth."The Forty Rules of Love","www.greaterkashmir.com",May 4, 2017
  19. ^ Rania, Naim. “30 Powerful Quotes From ‘The Forty Rules Of Love’ That Could Potentially Transform Your Life”, “Though Catalog”, March 4, 2016
  20. ^ "Meet the new Quartz Pros!","QUARTZ",October 10, 2019
  21. ^ "Elif Shafak Major leaguer","www.magtheweekly.com", April 06, 2018
  22. ^ "Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak review – a rich journey into romance and religion","The Guardian",February 22, 2017
  23. ^ "Elif Shafak: 'Fear is a very dangerous thing'","Independent",April 13, 2013
  24. ^ "Elif Shafak writes for rights","The Express Tribune",March 12, 2016
  25. ^ "Black Milk: An honest look into motherhood and postpartum career life","The New Arab", March 6, 2019
  26. ^ "Wandering history","dailytimes.com.pk",SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
  27. ^ a b “The Forty Rules of Love Reader’s Guide”, “Penguin Random House”,
  28. ^ "The Novels That Shaped Our World: BBC reveals 100-strong list","www.thebookseller.com", November 5, 2019
  29. ^ "Shafak novel one of a trio picked up by Netflix","www.thebookseller.com",October 17, 2019
  30. ^ "‘The Forty Rules of Love’ broadens your horizons","Gulf News", November 30, 2016
  31. ^ Neeha Hammad "‘Forty Rules Of Love’ Will Help You Explore Yourself","Dunya News",August 11, 2017
  32. ^ David Mattin."Interview with author Elif Shafak","www.thenational.ae",August 14, 2011
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