الفتى المتيم والمعلم | أليف شافاك

Jahan, a twelve-year-old Indian boy, arrives at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul with a gift for the Sultan: a baby white elephant named Shota.
In this city, Jahan's life changes thanks to two prominent personalities: the Sultan's daughter, Mihrimah, who fascinates him, And the famous architect, Sinan, who adopts his training in building mosques, palaces, baths, schools, bridges, and most importantly, self-discovery and reconstructing the soul.
An amazing novel through which Shafak accompanies us to the palaces and his gardens, where the animals, the tamers, the ministers, the malicious and the good maidservants; and to this city / the melting pot of religions And cultures in which the colors of poverty and crime are mixed, and into the dark and bright interiors of the soul at the same time..."