Batuman, Elif, 1977-

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March 16, 2017

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'Idiot' Chronicles First Love, Freshman Year And The Early Days Of Email

New Yorker staff writer Elif Batuman's new novel, The Idiot, follows a young woman's first year at Harvard University, and how she finds love through email.

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