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Elif Batuman
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1977
Elif Batuman is an American author, academic, and journalist. She is the author of three books: a memoir, The Possessed (2010), the novel The Idiot (2017), which was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and Either/Or (2022). Batuman is a staff writer for The New Yorker.
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About Elif Batuman
Birth
1977
First book
2010
Years writing
16
Elif Batuman is an American author, academic, and journalist. She is the author of three books: a memoir, The Possessed (2010), the novel The Idiot (2017), which was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and Either/Or (2022). Batuman is a staff writer for The New Yorker.
Born in New York in 1977, Elif Batuman is a prominent American writer and academic.
Her work blends fiction and essays, exploring themes such as identity and the female college experience.
She is the author of acclaimed titles like The Idiot and The Possessed, which reflect her fascination with Russian literature.
Beyond her role as a novelist, she has built a prolific career as a journalist and literary critic.
Her writing is noted for its sharp insight into the experience of being a Turkish-American woman.
