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The Idiot
by Elif Batuman
About This Book
Elif Batuman is recognized for her nonfiction — including The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them — for her intellectually adventurous blend of memoir and literary criticism. This record is a writer-level placeholder for her Whiting Award.
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 →
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