Tequila Leila

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Tequila Leila is the murdered Istanbul sex worker whose posthumous memories and reflections drive the narrative of Elif Shafak’s novel "10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
murder victim
protagonist
sex worker
appearsIn 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme friendship
identity
marginalization
memory
patriarchy
social exclusion
violence against women
bodyLocationAfterDeath garbage bin on the outskirts of Istanbul
causeOfDeath murder
countryOfOriginOfWork Turkey NERFINISHED
countryOfResidence Turkey NERFINISHED
createdBy Elif Shafak NERFINISHED
drivesNarrativeOf 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World NERFINISHED
familyBackground patriarchal household
fictionalUniverse 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World NERFINISHED
firstAppearance novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
gender female
hasFriendGroup outcast friends in Istanbul
hasFullName Leila NERFINISHED
hasNickname Tequila Leila NERFINISHED
hasPerspective first-person posthumous narration
isMurdered true
languageOfWork English
linkedToMotif memory and sensory impressions
time
urban periphery
narrativeDevice posthumous consciousness
stream of memories after death
narrativeRole central narrator
focal character
occupation sex worker in Istanbul
placeOfResidence Istanbul NERFINISHED
religiousBackground conservative Muslim family
sexuality heterosexual
symbolizes dignity of marginalized women
resilience in the face of oppression
timeFrameOfConsciousness 10 minutes 38 seconds after clinical death

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