Elif Batuman

Elif Batuman is the author of The Idiot, which was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in fiction. She is also the author of The Possessed, a collection of comical interconnected essays about Russian literature. She has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2010.
Illustrated portrait of Elif Batuman and Ama Codjoe
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A Failed Book Club

How does one decide when to give up and stop reading?
Elif Batuman
and
Ama Codjoe
June 14, 2021