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Elif Batuman
Born
in New York City , The United States
June 07, 1977
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The Age of Innocence
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1920
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3738 editions
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The Idiot
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2017
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48 editions
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Either/Or
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2022
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24 editions
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The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
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2010
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33 editions
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No Regrets: Three Discussions
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2013
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3 editions
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Turchia
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A Cage Went in Search of a Bird: Ten Kafkaesque Stories
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n+1 Issue 7: Correction
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2008
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2 editions
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n+1 Issue 2: Happiness
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2005
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2 editions
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Ou-ou
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“I kept thinking about the uneven quality of time--the way it was almost always so empty, and then with no warning came a few days that felt so dense and alive and real that it seemed indisputable that that was what life was, that its real nature had finally been revealed. But then time passed and unthinkably grew dead again, and it turned out that that fullness had been an aberration and might never come back.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“I found myself remembering the day in kindergarten when the teachers showed us Dumbo, and I realized for the first time that all the kids in the class, even the bullies, rooted for Dumbo, against Dumbo's tormentors. Invariably they laughed and cheered, both when Dumbo succeeded and when bad things happened to his enemies. But they're you, I thought to myself. How did they not know? They didn't know. It was astounding, an astounding truth. Everyone thought they were Dumbo.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“Even though I had a deep conviction that I was good at writing, and that in some way I already was a writer, this conviction was completely independent of my having ever written anything, or being able to imagine ever writing anything, that I thought anyone would like to read.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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The Seasonal Read...:
Spring Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)
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2883 | 1101 | May 31, 2011 09:01PM | |
| Listomania: Russian Book recommendations by Elif Batuman | 1 | 165 | Jul 03, 2011 12:01PM | |
| The History Book ...: JUDY TANGUAY'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2012 | 39 | 115 | Dec 18, 2012 11:36AM | |
| Imprinted Life: Elif's fascination with Russian literature | 11 | 53 | Apr 26, 2013 05:58PM | |
| Imprinted Life: hello, bonjour, 你好, здравствуйте!, hallo, γειά σου, ciao, こんにちは, 여보세요, olá!, hola,... | 178 | 58 | Dec 11, 2013 08:14AM | |
| 21st Century Lite...: All the Light We Cannot See - Whole Book Discussion [Spoilers] (November 2014) | 124 | 516 | May 19, 2016 12:58PM | |
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What are you reading, February 2017?
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11 | 15 | Feb 16, 2017 03:45PM | |
| Book Snails Book ...: Bkwmlee's "Around the World" Diversity Challenge | 3 | 17 | Jun 25, 2017 11:38PM | |
| Aussie Readers: Armchair August - Travelling Challenge! | 364 | 233 | Sep 10, 2017 07:34PM |
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