Why Elif Shafak's new book won't be read for 97 years
The Turkish novelist Elif Shafak's new work is part of an anthology that won't be printed until 2114.
She's followed Margaret Atwood and David Mitchell by submitting a book to The Future Library, which is currently only a forest of seedlings in Norway.
One writer every year - starting in 2014 with Atwood - is contributing a text to be held in trust, unread until the year 2114, when the trees in Norway will be chopped down, the paper made and the books finally published.
The Scottish artist behind the project, Katie Paterson The Future Library tells John Wilson about her remarkable project.
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