EAN: 9780593654897

EITHER OR - ELIF BATUMAN KARTONIERT (TB)

An instant New York Times bestseller!A New York Times Notable Book of 2022Batuman 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 TimesFrom
the acclaimed and bestselling author of The Idiot  the continuation of beloved protagonist
Selin’s quest for self-knowledge  as she travels abroad and tests the limits of her newfound
adulthoodSelin is the luckiest person in her family: the only one who was born in America and
got to go to Harvard. Now it’s sophomore year  1996  and Selin knows she has to make it count.
The first order of business: to figure out the meaning of everything that happened over the
summer. Why did Selin’s elusive crush  Ivan  find her that job in the Hungarian countryside?
What was up with all those other people in the Hungarian countryside? Why is Ivan’s weird
ex-girlfriend now trying to get in touch with Selin? On the plus side  it feels like the plot
of an exciting novel. On the other hand  why do so many novels have crazy abandoned women in
them? How does one live a life as interesting as a novel—a life worthy of becoming a
novel—without becoming a crazy abandoned woman oneself?Guided by her literature syllabus and by
her more worldly and confident peers  Selin reaches certain conclusions about the universal
importance of parties  alcohol  and sex  and resolves to execute them in practice—no matter
what the cost. Next on the list: international travel.Unfolding with the propulsive logic and
intensity of youth  Either Or is a landmark novel by one of our most brilliant writers.
Hilarious  revelatory  and unforgettable  its gripping narrative will confront you with
searching questions that persist long after the last page.

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