Elif Shafak overcame depression to finish Flaubert novel

Elif Shafak questioned the value of writing fiction in chaotic times and overcame depression to finish In One Brief Moment All Eternity, a fictionalised life of Gustave Flaubert. She described the creative crisis in a Guardian interview published 17 October 2026. The novel is listed on her website with the date 15.10.2026.