Share this postStrange Literary Factselifshafak.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherStrange Literary FactsElif ShafakApr 07, 2024∙ Paid224Share this postStrange Literary Factselifshafak.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther36ShareWhile the image of Mona Lisa with an omelette on her head might look strange, today we know that many master painters used eggs as a binding medium for pigments in their oil paintings. Just because we do not see the egg, doesn’t mean it is not there. (Getty images)Growing up in Turkey as a single child raised by a single working mother, and then later o…This post is for paid subscribersSubscribeAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inPreviousNext