# The Architect's Apprentice

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- Authors: [Elif Shafak](https://www.bookquiver.com/elif-shafak)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2014-11-06

## Description

Sixteenth-century Istanbul: a stowaway arrives in the city bearing an extraordinary gift for the Sultan. The boy is utterly alone in a foreign land, with no possessions, except Chota, a rare white elephant destined for the palace menagerie. So begins an epic adventure that will see young Jahan rise from lowly origins to the highest ranks of the Sultan’s court. Along the way, he will meet deceitful courtiers and false friends, gypsies, animal tamers and the beautiful, mischievous Princess Mihrimah. He will journey with Chota to the furthest corners of the kingdom and back again. And one day, he will catch the eye of the royal architect, Sinan, a chance encounter destined to change Jahan’s fortunes for ever. The Architect’s Apprentice is a magical, sweeping tale of one boy and his elephant, caught up in a world of wonder and danger.

## Editions

### The Architect's Apprentice

- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-02-4197-094-2
- Pages: 464
- Published: 2025-07-03
- Language: en_GB

### The Architect's Apprentice

- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4310-830-6
- Pages: 432
- Published: 2016-05-31
- Language: en_US

### The Architect's Apprentice

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-02-4197-095-9
- Published: 2014-11-06
- Language: en_GB

## This book in other languages

- [A Cidade nos Confins do Céu](https://www.bookquiver.com/elif-shafak/pt/a-cidade-nos-confins-do-ceu) (pt_PT)