The Idiot
by Elif Batuman
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction · 2018 · ShortlistWomen's Prize for Fiction · 2018 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | 2018 | Shortlist |
| Women's Prize for Fiction | 2018 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Selin is the daughter of Turkish immigrants at Harvard in 1995. As she navigates her first year—literature classes, the early internet, a crush on a Hungarian mathematician—she begins to understand the gap between language and experience. Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 and the Pulitzer Prize.
About the Author
Elif BatumanAmerican
Elif Batuman is an American novelist, journalist, and critic of Turkish heritage born in 1977. She studied comparative literature at Stanford University and Harvard. Her memoir The Possessed (2010) blended literary criticism with travel writing. Read more →
