Great article/speech by Elif Shafak on fiction writing, and the politics of multi-cultural literature

Elif Shafak on the politics of fiction--and about the art of fiction in general. It's a wonderful speech, and the transcript is available if your computer won't play the video. If you're interested in writing, or in how writers work, you'll find it interesting:

http://www.ted.com/talks/elif_shafak_the_politics_of_fiction.html