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The Idiot

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION

Elif Batuman

14
Coup de coeur
Coup de coeur (Literature), by Mariama
Step into the life of Selin, an observant Harvard freshman in the mid-1990s, as she navigates the complexities of self-discovery, language, love and the quirks of academic life. Through dense and introspective yet witty prose, Elif Batuman captures the surreal and often humorous essence of what it means to be young, curious and slightly lost. Selins charming inner monologue is at times random, but still full of literary and philosophical references and musings which will make you want to revisit this book often.

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Selin, a tall, highly strung Turkish-American from New Jersey turns up at Harvard with no idea what to expect. What she doesn't expect is:

- How much time she will spend thinking about language and its limitations
- An opinionated cosmopolitan Serb named Svetlana, who will become her confidante
- A mathematician from Hungary called Ivan, whom she will obsess over when she is supposed to be studying
- Feeling dangerously overwhelmed by the challenges and possibilities of adulthood

But most of all, Selin does not expect to embark on a study of precisely how baffling love can be when you are trying to forge a self...
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PRAISE FOR THE IDIOT:
'A moving, continent-hopping coming-of-age story' Observer
'Elif Batuman surely has one of the best senses of humour...refreshing and unique' Sheila Heti
'Full of zingy one-liners' Financial Times
'Hilarious, brilliant observations about writing, life and crushes' Curtis Sittenfeld
'Delightful and slyly funny' Red

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 26 Apr 2018
Dimensions: 130 x 198 x 28 mm
ISBN: 9780099583172