*Chosen as a 2022 literary highlight by Guardian Financial Times Daily Mail and Esquire*
SELIN IS THE LUCKIEST PERSON IN HER FAMILY: the only one who was born in America and got to go
to Harvard. Now it's her second 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 ex-girlfriend now
trying to get in touch with her? On the plus side her life 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 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.
