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The idiot

The idiot

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Embarking on her freshman year at Harvard in the early tech days of the 1990s, a young artist and daughter of Turkish immigrants begins a correspondence with an older mathematics student from Hungary while struggling with her changing sense of self, first love and a daunting career prospect.

Details

Authors
Elif Batuman
Publishers
Penguin Press
Publish Date
January 1, 2017
ISBN
9781594205613
Format
EPUB • WEB
Language
English
Pages
423
Downloads
144

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