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The Memory Hole PodcastS2. EP.5 Fictional Memories: Past, Present, and FutureNicholas Dames https://nicholasdames.org/contact-2/Pride and Prejudice Inside Out 2 - Nostalgia Dan Chaon https://danchaon.com/Olivia Gatwood https://www.oliviagatwood.com/ Kat Rosenfield https://katrosenfield.comElif Batuman The Elif Life: A Great Time for Personal Narrative Gen Z is not readingRecursion, a novel by Blake Crouch This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...
2025-06-0242 min
30:MIN - Livros e Literatura514: Livros para ler em 20252025 está por aí! Por causa disso, Arthur Marchetto, Cecilia Garcia Marcon e Vilto Reis compartilham alguns dos livros que pretendem ler ao longo do ano e apresentam todos os títulos do Clube de Leitura 30:MIN 2025 para você participar com a gente!
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Oração para desaparecer, de Socorro Acioli
Falas curtas, de Anne Carson
Aya de Yopougon: vol.1, de Marguerite Abouet e Clement Oubrerie
Onde vivem as monstras...
2025-01-101h 06
TBR - Il podcast sui libriEp 7 - L'idiota di Elif BatumanAffondando 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...
2024-10-1931 min
World Book ClubElif BatumanIn 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...
2024-10-0149 min
The Book Club ReviewBooks that Make us Laugh • Episode 161Inspired 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'
2024-06-0657 min
Embark On Your Ears To A Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook.A Cage Went in Search of a Bird by Tommy Orange - contributor, Ali Smith - contributor, Naomi Alderman - contributor, Elif Batuman - contributor, Helen Oyeyemi - contributor, Keith Ridgway - contributor, Yiyun Li - contributor, Charlie Kaufman - contributor, Leone Ross - contributor, JoshuPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/144659to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
Author: Tommy Orange - contributor, Ali Smith - contributor, Naomi Alderman - contributor, Elif Batuman - contributor, Helen Oyeyemi - contributor, Keith Ridgway - contributor, Yiyun Li - contributor, Charlie Kaufman - contributor, Leone Ross - contributor, Joshu
Narrator: Penelope Rawlins, Matt Reeves, Jessica Hayles, Minhee Yeo
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
Release date: 06-04-24
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Mash-Ups
Publisher's Summary:
Franz Kafka is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most enigmatic geniuses of...
2024-06-045h 13
Listen To The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Ground-Breaking!A Cage Went in Search of a Bird by Ali Smith, Tommy Orange, Naomi Alderman, Helen Oyeyemi, Keith Ridgway, Yiyun Li, Charlie Kaufman, Elif Batuman, Becca Rothfeld - introduction, Leone Ross, Joshua CohenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/140343to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
Author: Ali Smith, Tommy Orange, Naomi Alderman, Helen Oyeyemi, Keith Ridgway, Yiyun Li, Charlie Kaufman, Elif Batuman, Becca Rothfeld - introduction, Leone Ross, Joshua Cohen
Narrator: Jessica Hayles, Minhee Yeo, Penelope Rawlins, Matt Reeves
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
Release date: 05-30-24
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Absurdist
Publisher's Summary:
Franz Kafka is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most enigmatic geniuses of European literature. What happens when his idiosyncratic imagination meets some of the greatest literary...
2024-05-305h 14Experience A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Edge-Of-Your-Seat.A Cage Went in Search of a Bird by Ali Smith, Tommy Orange, Naomi Alderman, Helen Oyeyemi, Keith Ridgway, Yiyun Li, Charlie Kaufman, Elif Batuman, Becca Rothfeld - introduction, Leone Ross, Joshua CohenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/140343to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
Author: Ali Smith, Tommy Orange, Naomi Alderman, Helen Oyeyemi, Keith Ridgway, Yiyun Li, Charlie Kaufman, Elif Batuman, Becca Rothfeld - introduction, Leone Ross, Joshua Cohen
Narrator: Jessica Hayles, Minhee Yeo, Penelope Rawlins, Matt Reeves
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
Release date: 05-30-24
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Absurdist
Publisher's Summary:
Franz Kafka is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most enigmatic geniuses of European literature. What happens when his idiosyncratic imagination meets some of the greatest literary...
2024-05-305h 14
GradCast#BookCast 1 | The Idiot by Elif BatumanFor 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...
2024-04-2549 min
Só se estraga uma estante48. Juventude, Beowulf e experiência de leituraVoltamos 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...
2024-03-2858 min
P1 KulturSå får Karin Smirnoffs romanfigur Jana Kippo nytt liv – i SundsvallTeater 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...
2024-03-2754 min
Differently BrainedSimon McCarthy is figuring things outRegional 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:
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2024-03-0648 min
The Novel TeaThe Secret History by Donna Tartt: aesthetics and paranoiaNeha 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...
2024-02-211h 13
Libros bajo el paraguasO 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.
2024-02-011h 23
HikikomoriThe Rent-a-Family FraudIn 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 the...
2023-12-241h 14
The Point PodcastSelected Essays | Lauren Oyler on Elif BatumanOn 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?”
2023-10-0351 min
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Download Book Here ==> https://kumpulanpedagang.blogspot.com/58890783-either-orDOWNLOAD [Pdf]Either/Or by Elif BatumanRead OnlineEither/Or by Elif Batuman is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Either/Or for free in any format with visit the link button below.Read Book Here ==> https://kumpulanpedagang.blogspot.com/58890783-either-or**Download Book Here ==> https://kumpulanpedagang.blogspot.com/58890783-either-orBook Synopsis : Selin is the luckiest pers...
2023-09-2400 min
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2023-09-0800 min
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2023-09-0100 min
dongdongcuk[EPUB] [DOWNLOAD] The Idiot by Elif Batuman [EPUB] [DOWNLOAD] The Idiot by Elif Batuman Read Online The Idiot by Elif Batuman is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook The Idiot for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://sledrimateng.blogspot.com/34025825-the-idiot **Download Book Here ==> https://sledrimateng.blogspot.com/34025825-the-idiot Book Synopsis : A New York Times Book Review Notable Book Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction A portrait of the artist as a young woman. A...
2023-09-0100 min
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2023-08-2700 min
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2023-08-2700 min
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep4 Paul Murray author of The Bee StingBooker 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...
2023-07-251h 04
Otherppl with Brad ListiElif Batuman on Epistolary Relationships, Childhood, the Foolishness of Youth, Creative Humiliation, Perseverance, and Finding the Beauty in YourselfIn 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...
2023-07-0726 min
Poured OverElif 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 Eli...
2023-06-0847 min
best i've ever read podcastthe idiotwelcome 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...
2023-03-2257 min
Life and Art from FT WeekendElif Batuman rethinks Russian literatureThis 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...
2023-03-1029 minbest i've ever read podcastmy year of rest and relaxationwelcome 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...
2023-02-221h 09
Bookstore ExplorerEpisode 29: The Hound Books, Roscoe, NYAhu Terzi opened The Hound Books, named after her beagle mix pup, in Roscoe, New York, last fall. In this episode, she shares how she's managing to learn the ropes of the bookselling business while balancing the store with a full-time job and a commute from NYC. Books We Talk About: Upstream and Felicity by Mary Oliver, Hiking the Catskills by Randi Minetor and Stacey Freed, Upstate by Lisa Przystup, The Idiot and Either/Or by Elif Batuman, Nineteen Reservoirs by Lucy Sante, Body Work by Melissa Febos, Nights of Plague by Orhan Pamuk, Island of Missing Trees by...
2023-02-0740 min
Audio Articles from The Stanford DailyPulitzer Prize-finalist Elif Batuman talks novels, sexuality and inspirationRead the article here: https://stanforddaily.com/2023/02/05/pulitzer-prize-finalist-elif-batuman-talks-novels-sexuality-and-inspiration
2023-02-0600 min
Books and the CityTHROWBACK: Emily Almost Joined the CircusTHROWBACK! 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...
2023-01-1657 min
LIVE! From City LightsElif Batuman in Conversation with Lucy CorinElif 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...
2022-10-0758 min
The New Yorker: FictionElif Batuman Reads Sylvia Townsend WarnerElif 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.
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2022-09-011h 01
The LRB PodcastFrom the Bookshop: Elif Batuman and Merve EmreThis 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
2022-08-231h 21
Open FormEpisode 40: Elif Batuman on Get OutWelcome 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...
2022-08-1136 minLife and Art from FT WeekendAuthor Elif Batuman. Plus, our obsession with feedbackThis 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’...
2022-08-0634 min
London Review Bookshop PodcastElif Batuman & Merve Emre: Either/OrElif 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.
2022-08-031h 21
A Pair of BookendsTop Of Your TBR with Maggie ShipsteadWelcome 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...
2022-08-0100 min
Weird EraEpisode 44: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Elif BatumanAbout 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...
2022-07-2941 min
Literary FrictionLiterary Friction Special - Elif BatumanThis 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...
2022-06-2450 min
how to win the lottery: a book club podcastteenager by bud smithour 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...
2022-06-1655 min
LA Review of BooksElif 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...
2022-06-0344 minhow to win the lottery: a book club podcasteither/or by elif batumancampus 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...
2022-06-021h 00
NPR's Book of the DayA 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
2022-05-3108 min
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Coming of AgeEither/Or: From the bestselling author of THE IDIOT by Elif BatumanPlease 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...
2022-05-2710h 54Explore The Most Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook Today!Either/Or: From the bestselling author of THE IDIOT by Elif BatumanPlease 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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
2022-05-2610h 54
The Maris ReviewEpisode 157: Elif BatumanElif 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
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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...
2022-05-2610h 54
Artists on Writers | Writers on ArtistsElif Batuman and Sibel HoradaThis 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...
2022-05-241h 13
This Is the AuthorS7 E26: Olugbemisola Rhuda-Perkovich, Elif Batuman, andTad FriendS7 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/
2022-05-2415 min
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Author: Elif Batuman
Narrator: Elif Batuman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes
Release date: May 24, 2022
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Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Literary Fiction
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An instant New York Times bestseller! A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 “Batuman has a gift for making the universe seem, somehow, like the benevolent and witty literary seminar you wish it were . . .This novel wins you over in a million micro-observations.” —The New York Times “Batuman is a genius, rendering human folly at its most color...
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Author: Elif Batuman
Narrator: Elif Batuman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes
Release date: May 24, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Contemporary Women
Publisher's Summary:
An instant New York Times bestseller! A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 “Batuman has a gift for making the universe seem, somehow, like the benevolent and witty literary seminar you wish it were . . .This novel wins you over in a million micro-observations.” —The New York Times “Batuman is a genius, rendering human folly at its most color...
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Title: Either/Or
Author: Elif Batuman
Narrator: Elif Batuman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes
Release date: May 24, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
An instant New York Times bestseller! A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 “Batuman has a gift for making the universe seem, somehow, like the benevolent and witty literary seminar you wish it were . . .This novel wins you over in a million micro-observations.” —The New York Times “Batuman is a genius, rendering human folly at its most color...
2022-05-2410h 54
New Books in LiteratureElif 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...
2022-05-241h 01
Burned By BooksElif 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...
2022-05-241h 00
Download Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenEither/Or by Elif BatumanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/544745 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Either/Or Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 24, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: An instant New York Times bestseller! A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 “Batuman has a gift for making the universe seem, somehow, like the benevolent and witty literary seminar you wish it were . . .This novel wins you over in a million micro-observations.” —The New York Times “Batuman is a genius, rendering human folly at its most c...
2022-05-2410 minhow to win the lottery: a book club podcastthe idiot by elif batumansurprise! 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...
2022-05-191h 05
The Greenlight Bookstore PodcastEp. 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...
2022-05-121h 03
Booklist's Shelf CareEpisode 20: Reading the Reading ListOn 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...
2022-03-2845 min
Books and the CityEmily Almost Joined the CircusGet 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...
2022-03-1457 min
The Book Club ReviewLike a Sword Wound by Ahmet AltanLooking for something a little off the beaten path for your reading pile? Join us as we discuss Like A Sword Wound by renowned Turkish writer Ahmet Altan. It's the first volume in a quartet and traces not only the social currents of the final years of the Ottoman Empire but also the erotic and emotional lives of its characters. Like A Sword Wound has been described as the Turkish War & Peace. Did Laura's book club agree? We're joined by journalist Philippe Chaffee to discuss it. Like A Sword Wound is translated by Brendan Freely and Yelda...
2021-07-3041 min
Short Stack Stories06. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Elif BatumanIt’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!
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2021-06-1434 min
The Req Room with Mandy and MioThe 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
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2021-05-291h 52
Public Books 101Novels 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.
2021-03-1400 min
Books & Ideas AudioBina, Bunny & The IdiotElif 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...
2020-07-211h 28
Now That We’re FriendsBrigette's Motivated To Ask For MotivationOur new friend Brigette is in need of motivation. She's happy with her life, but thinks there may be some things she can do to make it better. The problem is she's not motivated to change much.
Luckily, her friends Caroline, Gale and Anne give recommendations to help put a fire in Brigette's belly. They also talk about their own struggles with motivation, how hard it is to get up at night to pee, a dating app for people who like to eat chicken tenders, how women's ambition is depicted in 90s movies, seasonal depression, pump up p...
2019-08-121h 11
Chimera, letteratura a due testePuntata 1 - Quando si parlò de L'idiota, senza però saper pronunciare correttamente il nome di Elif BatumanBàtuman 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.
2019-06-1819 min
The CutWe Are All IdiotsFilmmaker Sandi Tan told the Cut that her next project would be an adaptation of Elif Batuman's novel The Idiot — it's a book about a hapless college freshman. So we brought Elif and Sandi into the studio to talk. Sandi pumped Elif for autobiographical details, Elif told us her big revelation of 2018, and they agreed that people who lose touch with their past selves — however idiotic — are the worst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2019-06-0428 min
LongformEpisode 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...
2018-09-051h 06
That BookTBC: 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...
2018-07-1020 min
Reading WomenEp. 46 | Educated the The IdiotWe 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...
2018-06-2033 min
LongformEpisode 297: Elif BatumanElif 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...
2018-06-061h 08
Otherppl with Brad Listi506. Elif BatumanElif 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...
2018-02-281h 16
VINTAGE BOOKSVintage Summer Podcast | Part OneOn 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...
2017-07-0746 min
So Many Damn Books67: 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...
2017-06-0652 min
Saturday ReviewWoyzeck, The Other Side of Hope, Handmaid's Tale, Elif Batuman, California exhibitionJohn 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...
2017-05-2745 minLA Review of BooksGeorge Prochnik on Gershom Scholem, Benjamin, and Jerusalem; Elif Batuman The People in TreesGeorge 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.
2017-04-1437 min
BookwormElif Batuman: The IdiotSelin, 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.
2017-04-1329 minLA Review of BooksElif Batuman The Idiot; Donika Kelly Bestiary; Honoring Robert SilversAuthor 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...
2017-04-0739 min
Think Again - a Big Think Podcast92. Elif Batuman (Writer) – The Worst Appetizer in AmericaSince 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...
2017-04-0151 min
Escape To The Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!The Possessed by Elif BatumanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/153195to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Possessed
Author: Elif Batuman
Narrator: Elif Batuman
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
Release date: 03-30-17
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Russian & Soviet
Publisher's Summary:
2017-03-309h 32
All the Books!New Releases and More for March 21, 2017This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss The Collapsing Empire, Our Short History, Midnight in America, and more books.This episode was sponsored by ThirdLove, Penguin Random House Audio, and Caraval.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website....
2017-03-2140 min
ALOUD @ Los Angeles Public LibraryThe Idiot: A NovelElif Batuman, a New Yorker staff writer and author of The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them, offers up a delightfully refreshing coming-of-age story about not just discovering but inventing oneself. Batuman’s debut novel The Idiot begins in 1995 when email is new and Selin, the daughter of Turkish immigrants, arrives for her freshman year at Harvard where she navigates the strange new worlds of academics, friendships, and falling in love via email. Batuman discusses this off-kilter journey into adulthood and her recent reporting for The New Yorker from Turkey, with comedic author, television writer, an...
2017-03-211h 05
Immerse Yourself In This Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook — Perfect Before Bedtime.The Possessed by Elif BatumanPlease 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:
2017-03-149h 32
Tune In To The Full Audiobook That Keeps Knowledge Hunters Hooked.The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them by Elif BatumanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285025to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
Author: Elif Batuman
Narrator: Elif Batuman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 32 minutes
Release date: March 14, 2017
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's 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 about t...
2017-03-149h 32
Dive Into This Heart-Pounding Full Audiobook — Perfect During Your Workout.The Idiot by Elif BatumanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284182to 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: Literary Fiction
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 artist as a y...
2017-03-141h 40Get Lost In The Most Award-Winning Full Audiobook Today!The Idiot by Elif BatumanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/284182to 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 artist as a y...
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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: Literary Fiction
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 artist as a y...
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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:
2017-03-149h 32
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenThe Idiot by Elif BatumanPlease 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...
2017-03-1410 min
A Good ReadJohn Timpson and John BirdBusinessman John Timpson and Big Issue founder John Bird join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite their books by Thomas Hardy, Elif Batuman and Graham Greene. The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Publisher: Wordsworth ClassicsThe Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them by Elif Batuman
Publisher: GrantaThe Confidential Agent by Graham Greene
Publisher: VintageFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.
2016-11-2927 min
Eeuw van de AmateurBotte & Ype - Paulien Cornelisse, Kafka en de Cavia, en de Eeuw van de Amateur in DWDDPaulien 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...
2016-11-251h 27
A Phone Call From PaulElif 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
2016-04-1321 min
A Phone Call From PaulElif 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
2016-04-0622 minBookwormFavorite Books: John Waters and Elif BatumanRole 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.
2010-07-0830 minBookwormElif Batuman: The PossessedElif 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...
2010-04-2230 min