Eitheror A Novel Elif Batuman by Elif Batuman 9780525557593, 0525557598 instant download after payment.

From the acclaimed & bestselling author of The Idiot, the continuation of beloved protagonist Selin's quest for self-knowledge, as she travels abroad & tests the limits of her newfound adulthood

“Batuman has a gift for making the universe seem, somehow, like the benevolent & witty literary seminar you wish it were... This novel wins you over in a million micro-observations.”  — New York Times

Selin is the luckiest person in her family: the only one who was born in America & got to go to Harvard. Now it's sophomore year, 1996, & 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?

"The book gallops along at a brisk pace, rich with cultural touchstones of the time, & one finishes hungry for more. I reread The Idiot before reading Either/Or & after almost 800 cumulative pages, I still wasn’t sated. Batuman possesses a rare ability to successfully flood the reader with granular facts, emotional vulnerability, dry humour, & a philosophical undercurrent without losing the reader in a sea of noise…" — Lauren LeBlanc, The Boston Globe

Unfolding with the propulsive logic & intensity of youth, Either/Or is a landmark novel by one of our most brilliant writers. Hilarious, revelatory, & unforgettable, its gripping narrative will confront you with searching questions that persist long after the las