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Ep 7 - L'idiota di Elif Batuman
Affondando le mani nella letteratura russa (motivo per cui il titolo vi richiamerà quello di un romanzo ben più famoso), Elif Batuman racconta la storia di Selin a partire da un momento particolarmente delicato della sua vita, ovvero quello del passaggio dal liceo all'università. Si ritroverà inesorabilmente disorientata e per non soccombere all'entità di questo cambiamento si troverà costretta mettere in discussione qualsiasi cosa abbia imparato fino a dover padroneggiare un nuovo linguaggio che le permetta di continuare a comunicare con gli altri ma soprattutto con sé stessa. Per questo episodio abbiamo deciso di coinvolgere Francesca (Francesca's booktok su TikTok). Oltre a...
2024-10-19
31 min
World Book Club
Elif Batuman
In this month’s edition of BBC World Book Club bestselling American writer Elif Batuman discusses her acclaimed debut novel. ‘The Idiot’ follows Selin, a Turkish-American fresher at Harvard in the mid-1990s, delving into her experiences as she navigates the challenges of university life, grappling with identity, language, and the complexities of relationships, romantic and otherwise. Selin becomes infatuated with Ivan, an older Hungarian mathematics student, and their relationship unfolds primarily through a series of cryptic emails, highlighting the difficulties of virtual communication across cultures. As Selin travels to Europe for a summer teaching job, she continues to strugg...
2024-10-01
49 min
The Book Club Review
Books that Make us Laugh • Episode 161
Inspired by the folk at the New York Times article ‘22 of the funniest novels since Catch 22’, join me (Kate), Phil and Laura as we consider the books that make us laugh. Listen in as we explore the NYT's suggestions and add in a few of our own. Find out the author we can’t believe they missed, and the book that reliably makes Laura – a tough customer when it comes to funny books – laugh every time. Books mentioned The New York Times article ‘22 of the funniest novels since Catch 22’ Slaughterhouse 5 by...
2024-06-06
57 min
GradCast
#BookCast 1 | The Idiot by Elif Batuman
For our first #BookCast recording, hosts Scott Walters, Amalie Hutchinson, Mark Ambrogio, Garth Casbourn, and Meghan Voll discuss The Idiot by Elif Batuman. Join our book club for a discussion about writing style, dissociation with the world around you, and how we can all relate to being a bit of an idiot. Note: no spoilers, so if you've read the book already or haven't yet, you'll be able to enjoy this podcast. Recorded on April 9, 2024 Produced by Amalie Hutchinson Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Ho...
2024-04-25
49 min
Só se estraga uma estante
48. Juventude, Beowulf e experiência de leitura
Voltamos à modalidade “mixórdia de temáticas”! Primeiro, a Ana recomenda ‘The Idiot’ (Elif Batuman, 2017), um livro que se desenrola maioritariamente em Harvard, onde a jovem Selin encontra dores de crescimento através da literatura russa e das suas experiências. Depois, o Tomé recomenda o clássico Beowulf, um poema épico (ou será mesmo?), provavelmente do século IX, e de autor desconhecido, mas que serviu de inspiração para muitos escritores, nomeadamente Tolkien. Na segunda parte, a Ana e o Tomé dissecam o termo “experiência de leitura”, a que frequentemente se alude nas críticas e re...
2024-03-28
58 min
P1 Kultur
Så får Karin Smirnoffs romanfigur Jana Kippo nytt liv – i Sundsvall
Teater Västernorrland spelar Jag for ner till bror, efter Karin Smirnoffs romaner, för fulla hus. P1 Kultur intervjuar Amanda Jansson, som spelar huvudrollen Jana Kippo - och Karin Smirnoff själv. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. AMANDA JANSSON HAR REDAN BLIVIT FOLKKÄREfter att ha spelat bärande roller i tv-serier som ”Tunna blå linjen” och ”Nattryttarna”, samt i den kommande storfilmen ”Stormskärs Maja”, gör Amanda Jansson just nu succé på Teater Västernorrland. P1 Kulturs reporter Joakim Silverdal har sett föreställningen och träffat Amand...
2024-03-27
54 min
Differently Brained
Simon McCarthy is figuring things out
Regional journalist and writer Simon McCarthy drops by to talk about anxiety, work, and trying to figure out his different brain. Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news, features and produces video and multimedia for the Herald and the Weekender magazine, and he contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald's daily Topics column. He is a photographer, writer, and co-creator of the Toohey's News Podcast. He's also one of the Differently Brained team's oldest friends. Check out some of the things we mention in this week's episode: ...
2024-03-06
48 min
The Novel Tea
The Secret History by Donna Tartt: aesthetics and paranoia
Neha and Shruti discuss The Secret History, a book that has gained a cult following in the last few decades - and as we discuss the book, we start to see why. We talk about the characters, the atmospheric setting, and how Tartt brilliantly creates and sustains tension. We also provide some background for the book's classical allusions, and share all our theories about the book's shocking climax. And as always, we provide recommendations in our Shelf Discovery segment for books to read next if you loved The Secret History, based on the aspect of the novel that you...
2024-02-21
1h 13
Libros bajo el paraguas
O lo uno o lo otro. Elif Batuman.
En enero de 2024 fuimos a la universidad. El libro que leímos fue O lo uno o lo otro, de Elif Batuman. Nos impregnamos de la efervescencia intelectual, del intercambio de referencias literarias y compartimos textos y poemas de hace muchos siglos. Recorrimos el campus con una mirada perpleja ante los estudiantes que lo transitan, que optan por la ética o la estética y que se sienten igual de perdidos en ese universo aparentemente tan pequeño.
2024-02-01
1h 23
Hikikomori
The Rent-a-Family Fraud
In April of 2018, the writer Elif Batuman had an article published in The New Yorker, titled "Japan’s Rent-a-Family Industry". It explored a cultural phenomenon in Japan, that of agencies where one could hire an actor to perform in a social interaction that would be otherwise awkward or impossible. It became such a popular and celebrated article that it would win the National Magazine Award for that year. Unfortunately, it was also based entirely on bullshit. Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also th...
2023-12-24
1h 14
The Point Podcast
Selected Essays | Lauren Oyler on Elif Batuman
On this episode of “Selected Essays,” Jess and Zach talk with Lauren Oyler about her essay “Desperately Seeking Sebald,” which was published in Harper’s in 2021 and Elif Batuman’s “The Murder of Leo Tolstoy,” which was also published in Harper's in 2009 and then later collected in her book The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People who Read Them as “Who Killed Tolstoy?”
2023-10-03
51 min
Clara Löfgren
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2023-09-24
00 min
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2023-09-08
00 min
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2023-09-08
00 min
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2023-09-08
00 min
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2023-09-01
00 min
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2023-09-01
00 min
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2023-09-01
10 min
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2023-09-01
00 min
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2023-08-27
00 min
Jordan Watson
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2023-08-27
00 min
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2023-08-08
00 min
Novel Experience
S6 Ep4 Paul Murray author of The Bee Sting
Booker Prize Shortlisted author Paul Murray, author of THE BEE STING, THE MARK AND THE VOID, SKIPPY DIES and AN EVENING OF LONG GOODBYES.Paul chats about:The role Ali Smith and John Boyne played in his journey to becoming an authorHow he writes all his longhand and how a first draft is a stack of loose sheets of paperBeing careful about what you allow into your head when you are writingWhether he identifies as a writer of Family Sagas or State of The Nation novelsThe challenges and joys of writing multiperspective workGuest Author: Paul...
2023-07-25
1h 04
Otherppl with Brad Listi
Elif Batuman on Epistolary Relationships, Childhood, the Foolishness of Youth, Creative Humiliation, Perseverance, and Finding the Beauty in Yourself
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 506, my conversation with Elif Batuman.Elif Batuman's first novel, The Idiot, was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, and was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in the UK. She is also the author of a novel called Either/Or, published in 2022, as well as The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them, which was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award in criticism. She has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2010.***Otherppl with Brad Listi...
2023-07-07
26 min
Poured Over
Elif Batuman on EITHER/OR
Either/Or, Elif Batuman’s sequel to Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot, is the humorous and relatable ongoing story of a Turkish American surviving college in the 90s. Batuman joins us to talk about her approach to writing fiction, how her own life influences her work, analyzing literature and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays). Featured Books (Episode): The Idiot by El...
2023-06-08
47 min
best i've ever read podcast
the idiot
welcome back to the best i've ever read podcast! we are sooo excited for this episode. this book was one of our favorites of the year so far, the idiot by elif batuman. this week, we chat about liv's most recent pottery session, kim's new favorite euro bar, and rihanna's concert aka the halftime show of the superbowl. light spoilers are at 45 minutes, but the book doesn't have major spoilers because it is more of a ~vibes~ book. buy the idiot here: https://amzn.to/3KqveOc [this is an affiliate link, we may...
2023-03-22
57 min
Life and Art from FT Weekend
Elif Batuman rethinks Russian literature
This week Lilah speaks with author Elif Batuman about rethinking Russian literature given Russia’s war in Ukraine. Since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, cultural institutions have grappled with what to do about Russian artists and works of art. Should they be banned if we want to support Ukraine? Elif talks us through the literary dimension of the debate. And she says go ahead, read the Russian classics. But learn about the history and culture of the time as you’re doing it. Then, FT music critic Arwa Haider comes on to talk Lilah through recent trends in musi...
2023-03-10
29 min
best i've ever read podcast
my year of rest and relaxation
welcome back to the best i've ever read podcast! we're so happy to have you back for our third episode. this week we review my year of rest and relaxation by ottessa moshfegh. in this episode, we chat about taking a break from social media, becoming professional artists, seth rogen & whoopi goldberg, and update each other on what we're reading. books mentioned in this episode: The Idiot by Elif Batuman Either/Or by Elif Batuman Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney we ge...
2023-02-22
1h 09
Audio Articles from The Stanford Daily
Pulitzer Prize-finalist Elif Batuman talks novels, sexuality and inspiration
Read the article here: https://stanforddaily.com/2023/02/05/pulitzer-prize-finalist-elif-batuman-talks-novels-sexuality-and-inspiration
2023-02-06
00 min
Books and the City
THROWBACK: Emily Almost Joined the Circus
THROWBACK! Originally released March 14, 2022. We'll be back with new episodes in February 2023! Get ready for some nostalgic talk about our favorite TV shows growing up! Also, Emily is sharing a date and time for her fan club book club discussion, Love In the Big City by Sang Young Park, so grab your copies soon. And stick around for the book talk, this week featuring your classic lineup of literary fiction, historical fiction, young adult romance, and a gut-punch of a contemporary novel from a character on death row. Thank you for listening!!! Grab your...
2023-01-16
57 min
LIVE! From City Lights
Elif Batuman in Conversation with Lucy Corin
Elif Batuman in conversation with Lucy Corin, celebrating the publication of "Either/Or: a novel" by Elif Batuman, published by Penguin Press. This event was originally broadcast via Zoom and hosted by Peter Maravelis. You can purchase copies of "Either/Or: a novel" directly from City Lights here: https://citylights.com/new-fiction-in-hardcover/either-or/ Elif Batuman’s first novel, "The Idiot," was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in the UK. She is also the author of "The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them," which was a fi...
2022-10-07
58 min
The New Yorker: Fiction
Elif Batuman Reads Sylvia Townsend Warner
Elif Batuman joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Truth and Fiction,” by Sylvia Townsend Warner, which was published in The New Yorker in 1961. Batuman is the author of one book of nonfiction, “The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them,” and two novels, “The Idiot” and “Either/Or,” which was published earlier this year. She has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2010. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
2022-09-01
1h 01
The LRB Podcast
From the Bookshop: Elif Batuman and Merve Emre
This week, a guest episode from the London Review Bookshop Podcast, featuring Elif Batuman talking to Merve Emre about her latest book, Either/Or. The London Review Bookshop podcast comes out every week and has hundreds of events in its archive. Find it wherever you get your podcast.Some events from the London Review Bookshop are broadcast online as well as in person, so you can watch live from anywhere in the world. On Wednesday this week, you can watch food writers Rebecca May Johnson and Jonathan Nunn.Buy tickets here: https://lrb.me/eventspod
2022-08-23
1h 21
Open Form
Episode 40: Elif Batuman on Get Out
Welcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they’ve been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up.*In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Elif Batuman (Either/Or) about the 2017 film Get Out, directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitfo...
2022-08-11
36 min
Life and Art from FT Weekend
Author Elif Batuman. Plus, our obsession with feedback
This week, we talk to the author Elif Batuman about her new novel ‘Either / Or’. The book is set in the 1990s, and follows Elif’s fictionalised alter ego, Selin, as she navigates life as a Harvard student. Elif reflects on looking back at the ’90s from a contemporary perspective and talks about what we’ve learnt since. Then, we hear about feedback from deputy FT Magazine editor Esther Bintliff. We live in a culture obsessed with feedback. But what kind of feedback is actually effective? --------------Want to stay in touch? We love hearing from you. We’...
2022-08-06
34 min
FT News Briefing
FT Weekend: Author Elif Batuman. Plus, our obsession with feedback
This week, we talk to the author Elif Batuman about her new novel ‘Either / Or’. The book is set in the 1990s, and follows Elif’s fictionalised alter ego, Selin, as she navigates life as a Harvard student. Elif reflects on looking back at the ’90s from a contemporary perspective and talks about what we’ve learnt since. Then, we hear about feedback from deputy FT Magazine editor Esther Bintliff. We live in a culture obsessed with feedback. But what kind of feedback is actually effective? --------------Want to stay in touch? We love hearing from you. We’...
2022-08-06
35 min
London Review Bookshop Podcast
Elif Batuman & Merve Emre: Either/Or
Elif Batuman, author of The Possessed and The Idiot, joined us to read from and talk about her latest novel Either/Or. International travel, Harvard, Hungary and of course literature and philosophy collide in a heart-breaking and hilarious coming-of-age story by one of our most consistently thought-provoking writers.She was in conversation with Merve Emre, associate professor of English at the University of Oxford, author of several works of non-fiction and most recently the annotator of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-08-03
1h 20
A Pair of Bookends
Top Of Your TBR with Maggie Shipstead
Welcome back bookends! Our second episode in our 'Top of your TBR' series is with the wonderful and incredibly charming Maggie Shipstead. On this episode we discuss her epic novel 'Great Circle' and our love for her latest short story collection 'You Have A Friend in 10A', we talk through her recommendations for your TBR, why writers love to read about writers as characters, where we draw the line with unlikeable characters and whether Great Circle is going to be adapted (yes Hannah always asks the important Q's)...You can find Maggie and her work at: https...
2022-08-01
00 min
Weird Era
Episode 44: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Elif Batuman
About Elif Batuman: Elif Batuman’s first novel, The Idiot, was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in the UK. She is also the author of The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them, which was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award in criticism. She has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2010 and holds a PhD in comparative literature from Stanford University. From the acclaimed and bestselling author of The Idiot, the continuation of beloved protagonist Seli...
2022-07-29
41 min
Literary Friction
Literary Friction Special - Elif Batuman
This month we're bringing you an author special with Elif Batuman, who joined Carrie in cyberspace to talk about her hilarious and original second novel Either/Or. In this extended interview, they discussed what makes a novel political, snobberies about structure and storytelling, learning to be funny on Twitter, the allure of the '90s, and much more. Plus the usual book recommendations. We hope you enjoy! Recommendations: Elif: The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili, translated by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin Carrie: Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell Find a list of all recommended books at...
2022-06-24
50 min
how to win the lottery: a book club podcast
teenager by bud smith
our campus season (officially) wraps up with teenager by bud smith, which follows the first how to win the lottery field trip. after serge gainsbourg drops by, we talk about elvis, the “lovers on the run” template, and how the book dissects american systems failing people. we talk about the novel’s underlying darkness, its cinematic nature, and how it demystifies grand american myths. our podcast finds a new villain, we imagine teenager as a movie (and a video game), and we talk about “famous cuck ned carson.”reading list for season twothe bell jar by sylvia pl...
2022-06-16
55 min
LA Review of Books
Elif Batuman's "Either/Or"
Novelist and New Yorker staff writer Elif Batuman joins Kate Wolf to discuss her latest book, Either/Or. A sequel to 2017's The Idiot, the novel follows Batuman’s protagonist Selin in her sophomore year at Harvard University in 1996. Endearingly sincere in her efforts to understand the world around her, Selin turns most often to the books she reads for her literature major to do so, especially the titular work by Kierkegaard, which allows her to consider the merits of an aesthetic life versus an ethical one. It’s The Seducer’s Diary portion of Kierkegaard’s book, however, that Selin fi...
2022-06-03
44 min
how to win the lottery: a book club podcast
either/or by elif batuman
campus season continues with either/or, our second elif batuman novel in a row, and this time, we’re following selin’s sophomore year at harvard. we talk about how selin’s story is an unusual (in a good way!) type of book series and how these novels manage to capture the american experience of late adolescence. we talk about noticeable growth within selin, debate her level of agency in the story, and talk about how much she reads — and how it influences her. we also talk about the novel’s darkness, its “boy crazy” section, and how it seems to divorc...
2022-06-02
1h 00
NPR's Book of the Day
A quest for knowledge in Elif Batuman's sequel to 'The Idiot'
For teenagers, every life question can feel existential. It was like that for Elif Batuman, who found meaning through literature and creative writing. Her new book Either/Or – the sequel to The Idiot – explores the life of an adolescent as she looks for answers to her questions in books. In an interview on Morning Edition, Batuman told Rachel Martin about living an aesthetic life, experiencing a sexual awakening through books, and how she sees herself in the protagonist.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2022-05-31
08 min
Listen to Best Free Audiobooks in Fiction, Coming of Age
Either/Or: From the bestselling author of THE IDIOT by Elif Batuman
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548456 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Either/Or: From the bestselling author of THE IDIOT Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 26, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Coming of Age Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. SELIN IS THE LUCKIEST PERSON IN HER FAMILY: the only one who was born in America and got to go to Harvard. Now it's her second year, 1996, and Selin knows she has to make it count. The first order of business: to figure out the meaning of...
2022-05-27
05 min
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Either/Or: From the bestselling author of THE IDIOT by Elif Batuman
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548456to listen full audiobooks. Title: Either/Or: From the bestselling author of THE IDIOT Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 26, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Coming of Age Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. SELIN IS THE LUCKIEST PERSON IN HER FAMILY: the only one who was born in America and got to go to Harvard. Now it's her second year, 1996, and Selin knows she has to make it count. The first order of business: to figure out the meaning of everything...
2022-05-27
10h 54
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Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548456to listen full audiobooks. Title: Either/Or: From the bestselling author of THE IDIOT Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 26, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. SELIN IS THE LUCKIEST PERSON IN HER FAMILY: the only one who was born in America and got to go to Harvard. Now it's her second year, 1996, and Selin knows she has to make it count. The first order of business: to figure out the meaning of everything that...
2022-05-26
10h 54
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2022-05-26
10h 54
The Maris Review
Episode 157: Elif Batuman
Elif Batuman's first novel, The Idiot, was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, and was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in the UK. She is also the author of The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them, which was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award in criticism. She has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2010 and holds a PhD in comparative literature from Stanford University. Her second novel is called Either/Or. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-05-26
43 min
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Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548456to listen full audiobooks. Title: Either/Or: From the bestselling author of THE IDIOT Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 26, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. SELIN IS THE LUCKIEST PERSON IN HER FAMILY: the only one who was born in America and got to go to Harvard. Now it's her second year, 1996, and Selin knows she has to make it count. The first order of business: to figure out the meaning of everything that...
2022-05-26
10h 54
Artists on Writers | Writers on Artists
Elif Batuman and Sibel Horada
This episode reunites two old friends—novelist Elif Batuman, and artist Sibel Horada—who began their conversation years ago when they met in Istanbul. Here, they commiserate about the uncomfortable relevance of Russian novels, how archeology reveals something about the present time, and ways to leave enough room inside a work for readers and viewers to find their own way inside of it, as well as many other topics. Batuman’s newest book, Either/Or, is out now with Penguin Press. Horada’s work is currently on view in the 5th Mardin Biennial, which is up through June 20. Elif B...
2022-05-24
1h 13
This Is the Author
S7 E26: Olugbemisola Rhuda-Perkovich, Elif Batuman, andTad Friend
S7 E26: In this episode, meet children’s fiction and non-fiction author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot Elif Batuman, and The New Yorker staff writer Tad Friend. Press play to hear the personal reasons they were inspired to write their audiobooks, and what they hope listeners will take away. Enjoy! Mae Makes a Way by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/580458/mae-makes-a-way/ Either/Or by Elif Batuman: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/564577/either-or/ In the Early Times by Tad Friend: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/623588/in-the-early-times/
2022-05-24
15 min
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2022-05-24
10h 54
Burned By Books
Elif Batuman, "Either/Or" (Penguin, 2022)
An interview with novelist Elif Batuman. The international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot now has a sequel. In Either/Or (Penguin, 2022), Batuman picks up the story as her character, Selin, returns for her sophomore year at Harvard. Either/Or, like its predecessor, is a novel of ideas wrapped in a campus novel, told in a voice so unique that you may never get over it. Elif and I talk Cartesian dualism, Voltron’s tardiness, the novel of ideas vs the thinking novel, eros defused over the body, and so much more. You can’t miss this episode.Books...
2022-05-24
1h 01
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Elif Batuman, "Either/Or" (Penguin, 2022)
An interview with novelist Elif Batuman. The international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot now has a sequel. In Either/Or (Penguin, 2022), Batuman picks up the story as her character, Selin, returns for her sophomore year at Harvard. Either/Or, like its predecessor, is a novel of ideas wrapped in a campus novel, told in a voice so unique that you may never get over it. Elif and I talk Cartesian dualism, Voltron’s tardiness, the novel of ideas vs the thinking novel, eros defused over the body, and so much more. You can’t miss this episode.Books...
2022-05-24
1h 01
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2022-05-24
10 min
how to win the lottery: a book club podcast
the idiot by elif batuman
surprise! the idiot by elif batuman is no longer our season finale, as she wrote another book about selin that we'll cover next episode: either/or. today, though, we're kicking things off with the (presumed?) start of a series as we discuss autofiction, bob's embrace of "boring" as a theme, and yet another book about language (including, finally, math as a language!). we note the importance of it being set in the 1990s, appreciate yet another narrator native to new jersey, and talk about how terrible ivan is. we admire the book's humor and discuss its feelings of isolation...
2022-05-19
1h 05
The Greenlight Bookstore Podcast
Ep. QS98: Grace Lavery + Elif Batuman (May 12, 2022)
Greenlight welcomed author, scholar, and activist Grace Lavery to our (virtual) stage for the launch of Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis—a “memoir” like nothing you’ve ever read before. Part literary theory, part musical theater parody, part feminist sci-fi reboot, Please Miss was hailed by author Torrey Peters (Detransition, Baby) as a “can’t-look-away performance of wit, language, irreverence, and delight”, and by Carmen Maria Machado (In the Dream House) as “the queer memoir you’ve been waiting for; a dizzying mix of theory and pastiche, metafiction and memory… hilarious and sexy and terrifying in its brilliance.” In...
2022-05-12
1h 03
The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
Elif Batuman Reads “The Repugnant Conclusion”
Elif Batuman reads her story “The Repugnant Conclusion,” from the April 25 & May 2, 2022, issue of the magazine. Batuman is the author of “The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them” and the novel “The Idiot,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. “The Repugnant Conclusion” was adapted from her second novel, “Either/Or,” which will be published in May. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
2022-04-18
50 min
Booklist's Shelf Care
Episode 20: Reading the Reading List
On this episode of Booklist’s Shelf Care: The Podcast, host Susan Maguire talks to NoveList’s Halle Eisenman about her turn as chair of the RUSA CODES’ Reading List committee, and what that list can do for you (and your patrons). Then Adult Books Editor Donna Seaman shares millions (OK, not millions) of suggestions for forthcoming books of biography, poetry, fiction, and more. Here’s what we talked about: RUSA’s Reading List RUSA’s Notable Books List The Guncle, by Steven Rowley A Man Called Ove, by Frederik Backman Dial A for Aunties, by Jesse Q. Sutanto The Reading List...
2022-03-28
45 min
Books and the City
Emily Almost Joined the Circus
Get ready for some nostalgic talk about our favorite TV shows growing up! Also, Emily is sharing a date and time for her fan club book club discussion, Love In the Big City by Sang Young Park, so grab your copies soon. And stick around for the book talk, this week featuring your classic lineup of literary fiction, historical fiction, young adult romance, and a gut-punch of a contemporary novel from a character on death row. Thank you for listening!!! Grab your BATC merch here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we’ve discussed on...
2022-03-14
57 min
Short Stack Stories
06. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Elif Batuman
It’s a Short Stack Exclusive! Jackie and Liv have the pleasure of interviewing Pulitzer finalist Elif Batuman, author of The Idiot, her novel about a Harvard University freshman’s first online entanglements in 1995. Elif shares about her process, her inspirations, and reads an exclusive excerpt from The Idiot’s forthcoming sequel Either, Or! It’s a Special Stack you don’t want to miss! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shortstackstories/support
2021-06-14
34 min
The Req Room with Mandy and Mio
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
In this episode, Mandy and Mio discuss The Idiot by Elif Batuman, a semi-autobiographical novel about a young woman's freshman year at Harvard College and the summer she spends in rural Hungary. Set in the mid-90s, the novel relies heavily on Batuman's own college experiences, but it also raises the possibility that the story is being recounted by an older, certainly wiser narrator. Looking back at their own college experiences, Mandy and Mio wonder if one can ever look back without feeling too cynical about the person they used to be. cw: spoilers Show...
2021-05-29
1h 52
Public Books 101
Novels and Political Consciousness (with Elif Batuman & Merve Emre)
Novelist Elif Batuman and scholar Merve Emre join our host, Nicholas Dames, to consider how novels help us develop an awareness of capitalism, power, and the world we live in. In making pain beautiful, do novels depoliticize us? Or can a novel like Sakaya Murata's Convenience Store Woman help us figure out what freedom looks like? You can find complete show notes here and purchase books from our independent-bookshop partner, Harvard Book Store, here.
2021-03-14
00 min
Books & Ideas Audio
Bina, Bunny & The Idiot
Elif Batuman, Mona Awad and Anakana Schofield delight in a sold-out evening of whip-smart, hilarious and unapologetically audacious conversation, a highlight from the 2019 season of the Vancouver Writers Fest. MFA student Samantha falls down a surreal rabbit hole, captivated by a mysterious cult in Awad’s Bunny. Wry and laugh out loud funny, Elif Batuman’s Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot was praised as “addictive” by Miranda July. Giller Prize shortlisted Anakana Schofield balances black comedy and compassion in Bina, a tour de force beloved by literary powerhouses, including Rachel Cusk and Eden Robinson. Moderated by The Globe & Mail's Western...
2020-07-21
1h 28
Chimera, letteratura a due teste
Puntata 1 - Quando si parlò de L'idiota, senza però saper pronunciare correttamente il nome di Elif Batuman
Bàtuman o Batùman? O Batumàn? Non lo sappiamo, ma Elif - la chiamiamo Elif, come se fosse nostra amica - e il suo L'idiota sono i protagonisti della prima puntata di Chimera.
2019-06-18
19 min
Longform
Episode 297: Elif Batuman, author of "Japan's Rent-a-Family Industry" and "The Idiot"
Elif Batuman is a novelist and a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her latest article is “Japan’s Rent-a-Family Industry.” “I hear novelists say things sometimes like the character does something they don’t expect. It’s like talking to people who have done ayahuasca or belong to some cult. That’s how I felt about it until extremely recently. All of these people have drunk some kind of Kool Aid where they’re like, ‘I’m in this trippy zone where characters are doing things.’ And I would think to myself, if they were men—Wow, this person has devised this really...
2018-09-05
1h 06
That Book
TBC: Samurais! Whale Taxonomies! Totes!
Michael and Hannah take listener feedback about their first three episodes! They hear from Jack Reacher fans, get tips on how to finally tackle Moby Dick, and compare Tony and Tina’s to the Italian Wedding in the Old Neighborhood. They also introduce a new segment, “I Did It for the Tote.” Thanks to all our listeners for their extraordinary feedback! To give your feedback, write or leave a voice memo at thatbookpod@gmail.com. Friend us on Goodreads. And find us @thatbookpod on all social media platforms. Books mentioned: The Deep End of the Ocean...
2018-07-10
20 min
Reading Women
Ep. 46 | Educated the The Idiot
We discuss Educated by Tara Westover and The Idiot by Elif Batuman. AND we reveal next month's theme!Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Carley T., Deborah W., and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews!Books MentionedEducated by Tara Westover, Narrated by Julia WhelanThe Idiot by El...
2018-06-20
33 min
Reading Women
Ep. 46 | Educated the The Idiot
We discuss Educated by Tara Westover and The Idiot by Elif Batuman. AND we reveal next month's theme! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Amy B., Carley T., Deborah W., and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Books Mentioned Educated by Tara Westover, Narrated by Julia WhelanThe Idiot by Elif Batuman, Narrated by the Author CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hel...
2018-06-20
33 min
Longform
Episode 297: Elif Batuman
Elif Batuman is a novelist and a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her latest article is “Japan’s Rent-a-Family Industry.” “I hear novelists say things sometimes like the character does something they don’t expect. It’s like talking to people who have done ayahuasca or belong to some cult. That’s how I felt about it until extremely recently. All of these people have drunk some kind of Kool Aid where they’re like, ‘I’m in this trippy zone where characters are doing things.’ And I would think to myself, if they were men—Wow, this person has devised this really...
2018-06-06
1h 08
Otherppl with Brad Listi
506. Elif Batuman
Elif Batuman is the author of the bestselling debut novel THE IDIOT, available in trade paperback from Penguin. Batuman's first book, THE POSSESSED (2010), a collection of comic interconnected essays about the pursuit of Russian literature, was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine since 2010 and holds a PhD in comparative (mostly Russian) literature from Stanford University.***Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers.Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google...
2018-02-28
1h 16
VINTAGE BOOKS
Vintage Summer Podcast | Part One
On a quest to find you something to read in the sun, Alex Clark joins Brian van Reet, Elif Batuman and Laurent Binet to give you a taster of the best Vintage as to offer this summer. Featured: Brian van Reet – Spoils https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1111841/spoils/ Elif Batuman – The Idiot https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1096423/the-idiot/ Laurent Binet – 7th Function of Language https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1110804/the-7th-function-of-language/Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see ex...
2017-07-07
46 min
So Many Damn Books
67: Elif Batuman & "Swann's Way"
Elif Batuman joins Christopher and Drew in the Damn Library, and they all imbibe a drink called "The Dissertation" which can smack the words off the tip of your tongue. They discuss Batuman's The Idiot, and being nicer to your college self, and how you can end up a Dostoyevsky acolyte by accident, almost. They also delve into Swann's Way, the first volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time (translated by Lydia Davis) and answer: how is this Paris if there isn't the Eiffel Tower? 15 seconds of a song: Vampire Weekend - Campus hey...
2017-06-06
52 min
Free Audiobook in Fiction, Literary
The Idiot by Elif Batuman | Free Audiobook
Listen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Idiot Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 06-01-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Fiction, Literary Summary: It is September 1995. Selin, a Turkish-American college freshman from New Jersey, is about to embark on her first year at Harvard University, where she is determined to decipher the mysteries of language and to become a writer. In between studying psycholinguistics and the philosophy of language, teaching ESL to a Costa Rican plumber, and befriending her classmate Svetlana (a Serbian refugee from...
2017-06-01
1h 39
Saturday Review
Woyzeck, The Other Side of Hope, Handmaid's Tale, Elif Batuman, California exhibition
John Boyega plays the title role in Woyzeck; an updating of a 19th century German play about a man driven mad by circumstances. How well has the Star Wars actor adapted to the stage? And has Jack Thorne - who adapted Harry Potter for the theatre - made the play relevant for today's audience? Finnish film director Aki Kaurasmaki's latest film is The Other Side of Hope - told in his trademark low key, quiet manner, it deals with a refugee arriving in Helsinki. There's a new TV version of The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, coming to...
2017-05-27
45 min
LA Review of Books
George Prochnik on Gershom Scholem, Benjamin, and Jerusalem; Elif Batuman The People in Trees
George Prochnik is one of our leading biographers and cultural historians; and he talks with Kate and Medaya about his latest book, "Stranger in a Strange Land: Gershom Scholem and Jerusalem." As he talks about Scholem's life, from his close friendship with Walter Benjamin to his exodus from Europe, to his history excavations of Judaica that were motivated by a desire to enliven contemporary Jewish life - it becomes apparent that Prochnik sees something of his own quest for meaning in Scholem's unique path. Also, Elif Batuman returns to recommend Hanya Yanagihara' s The People in the Trees.
2017-04-14
37 min
Bookworm
Elif Batuman: The Idiot
Selin, the heroine of Batuman’s autobiographical first novel, The Idiot, is an 18-year-old Harvard freshman of Turkish-American descent. Set in 1995, the novel observes the rise of internet culture.
2017-04-13
29 min
LA Review of Books
Elif Batuman The Idiot; Donika Kelly Bestiary; Honoring Robert Silvers
Author Elif Batuman joins Kate and Medaya to discuss her new semi-autobiographical novel, The Idiot, about a Turkish-American freshman at Harvard. Elif explains the book’s unique genesis: she wrote it shortly after graduating, found it in a drawer many years later, and reworked it into its current form. Many Elifs contributed to this book - the Harvard freshman, the postgraduate author, the recent literary archaeologist, and the nonfiction author whose celebrated book The Possessed covers a similar time period as a work of “objective journalism.” And, yes, Kate, Medea, and Elif share their love for Dostoyevsky! Also, Melissa Febos, author...
2017-04-07
39 min
Think Again - a Big Think Podcast
92. Elif Batuman (Writer) – The Worst Appetizer in America
Since 2008, Big Think has been sharing big ideas from creative and curious minds. The Think Again podcast takes us out of our comfort zone, surprising our guests and Jason Gots, your host, with unexpected conversation starters from Big Think’s interview archives. Elif Batuman has written articles for the New Yorker on everything from the horrible-smelling "corpse flower" to the complex politics of present day Turkey, her parents' native country. Her first book, The Possessed, was a series of "comic, interconnected essays about Russian Literature." Her latest, "The Idiot", is a lucid, disarmingly funny coming of age novel set in 1995. Ja...
2017-04-01
51 min
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The Possessed Audiobook by Elif Batuman
Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Possessed Subtitle: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 03-30-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration Publisher's Summary: Roaming from Tashkent to San Francisco, this is the true story of one budding writer's strange encounters with the fanatics who are devoted - absurdly! melancholically! ecstatically! - to the Russian classics. Combining fresh readings of the great Russians from Gogol to Goncharov with the...
2017-03-30
9h 31
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2017-03-30
9h 31
Slate Conversations
Elif Batuman
Elif Batuman, is an author and staff writer for The New Yorker. She’s the daughter of Turkish immigrants and her first book, The Possessed, was about her experiences with Russian literature and her travels around the world. She sat down with Isaac Chotiner to talk about her work and her new novel, The Idiot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2017-03-30
33 min
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Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/37006to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Possessed Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: mp3 Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins Release date: 03-14-17 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 73 ratings Genres: Essays Publisher's Summary:
2017-03-14
9h 32
Let Your Ears Explore New Horizons With Free Audiobook
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 284182 Title: Idiot Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Length: 13:40:00 Language: English Release date: 03-14-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Coming of Age, Contemporary Women Summary: Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction • A New York Times Book Review Notable Book • Nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction “Easily the funniest book I’ve read this year.” —GQ “Masterly funny debut novel . . . Erudite but never pretentious, The Idiot will make you crave more books by Batuman.” —Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair A portrait of the artist as a youn...
2017-03-14
1h 40
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Listen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Possessed Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 03-14-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year The true but unlikely stories of lives devoted - absurdly! Melancholically! Beautifully! - to the Russian classics No one who read Elif Batuman's first article (in the journal n+1) will ever forget it. "Babel in California" told the true story of various human destinies intersecting at Stanford University during a conference...
2017-03-14
9h 31
Journey Through The Most Next-Level Full Audiobook Today!
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2017-03-14
9h 32
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284182 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Idiot Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 14, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.74 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 3.55 of Total 11 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction • A New York Times Book Review Notable Book • Nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction “Easily the funniest book I’ve read this year.” —GQ “Masterly funny debut novel . . . Erudite but never pretentious, The Idiot will make you crave more books by Batuman.” —Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair A portrait of the arti...
2017-03-14
10 min
Eeuw van de Amateur
Botte & Ype - Paulien Cornelisse, Kafka en de Cavia, en de Eeuw van de Amateur in DWDD
Paulien Cornelisse is te gast! Ze is een trouwe luisteraar van De Eeuw van de Amateur, en we praten met haar over haar boek 'De Verwarde Cavia', één dag nadat de NS Publieksprijs aan haar neus voorbij ging. Waar ze niet erg rouwig om bleek te zijn. Verder kan je drie keer iets denken, zodat je het niet meer hoeft te zeggen; is 'Anomalisa' een goed voorbeeld van hoe Paulien haar boek verfilmd wil hebben; en zegt ze iets onwijs romantisch over haar huisgenoot Chris Bajema (Man met de Microfoon).Shownotes:The Spraks - [ plaats onvindbaar citaat van Yp...
2016-11-25
1h 27
A Phone Call From Paul
Elif Batuman, part two.
In part two of their conversation, Elif Batuman and Paul Holdengraber talk about crying, the Russians, and how tasted changes as you age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2016-04-13
19 min
A Phone Call From Paul
Elif Batuman, part two.
In part two of their conversation, Elif Batuman and Paul Holdengraber talk about crying, the Russians, and how tasted changes as you age.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2016-04-13
21 min
A Phone Call From Paul
Elif Batuman, part two.
In part two of their conversation, Elif Batuman and Paul Holdengraber talk about crying, the Russians, and how tasted changes as you age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2016-04-13
21 min
A Phone Call From Paul
Elif Batuman, part one.
In part one of their conversation, Elif Batuman and Paul Holdengraber discuss writers and telephones, moving to New York, and the alienation of the hyphenated identity. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2016-04-06
22 min
A Phone Call From Paul
Elif Batuman, part one.
In part one of their conversation, Elif Batuman and Paul Holdengraber discuss writers and telephones, moving to New York, and the alienation of the hyphenated identity. For more, visit LitHub.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2016-04-06
22 min
A Phone Call From Paul
Elif Batuman, part one.
In part one of their conversation, Elif Batuman and Paul Holdengraber discuss writers and telephones, moving to New York, and the alienation of the hyphenated identity. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2016-04-06
21 min
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The Art of the Critic (2010): Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Audiobook by Elif Batuman, John Freeman, Laura Miller, Albert Mobilio
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Art of the Critic (2010): Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Subtitle: Panel 2022 Author: Elif Batuman, John Freeman, Laura Miller, Albert Mobilio Narrator: David L. Ulin Format: Original Recording Length: 1 hr and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 08-19-10 Publisher: Los Angeles Times Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels Publisher's Summary: The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who...
2010-08-19
1h 03
Bookworm
Favorite Books: John Waters and Elif Batuman
Role Models (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) and The Possessed (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) John Waters’ gives a passionate description of his favorite books, and for good measure, Elif Batuman gives a lively count-down of her favorite Russian novels.
2010-07-08
30 min
Bookworm
Elif Batuman: The Possessed
Elif Batuman never intended to study literature, learn Russian,or learn to speak Uzbek. That's no life for a grown up!. And yet she fell passionately in love with literature...
2010-04-22
30 min
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The New Yorker, April 19th, 2010 (Peter Hessler, Elif Batuman, Lauren Collins) by Peter Hessler | Free Audiobook
Listen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The New Yorker, April 19th, 2010 (Peter Hessler, Elif Batuman, Lauren Collins) Author: Peter Hessler, Elif Batuman, Lauren Collins Narrator: Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall Format: Highlights Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 04-14-10 Publisher: The New Yorker Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture Summary: In this issue: COMMENT "Indulgence", by Hendrik Hertzberg: The Catholic Church sex scandal. THE TALK OF THE TOWN "Home Again", by Peter Stevenson: For Christopher Walken, Astoria is the old neighborhood. "Show-and-Tell", by Ben McGrath: Reporters share walrus penis bones and other keepsakes. THE...
2010-04-14
2h 04
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The New Yorker, April 19th, 2010 (Peter Hessler, Elif Batuman, Lauren Collins) Audiobook by Peter Hessler, Elif Batuman, Lauren Collins
Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://audiobookspace.com/freeTitle: The New Yorker, April 19th, 2010 (Peter Hessler, Elif Batuman, Lauren Collins) Author: Peter Hessler, Elif Batuman, Lauren Collins Narrator: Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall Format: Highlights Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 04-14-10 Publisher: The New Yorker Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this issue: COMMENT "Indulgence", by Hendrik Hertzberg: The Catholic Church sex scandal. THE TALK OF THE TOWN "Home Again", by Peter Stevenson: For Christopher Walken, Astoria is the old neighborhood. "Show-and-Tell", by Ben McGrath...
2010-04-14
2h 04