Elif Batuman
26 Podcast Episodes
Elif Batuman on Epistolary Relationships, Childhood, the Foolishness of Youth, Creative Humiliation, Perseverance, and Finding the Beauty in Yourself
Elif Batuman on Epistolary Relationships, Childhood, the Foolishness of Youth, Creative Humiliation, Perseverance, and Finding the Beauty in Yourself
In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 506, my conversation with Elif Batuman.Elif Batuman's first novel, The Idi... Read more
7 Jul 2023
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24mins
Elif Batuman on EITHER/OR
Elif Batuman on EITHER/OR
Either/Or, Elif Batuman’s sequel to Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot, is the humorous and relatable ongoing story of a... Read more
8 Jun 2023
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47mins
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Elif Batuman rethinks Russian literature
Elif Batuman rethinks Russian literature
This week Lilah speaks with author Elif Batuman about rethinking Russian literature given Russia’s war in Ukraine. Since... Read more
10 Mar 2023
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29mins
From the Bookshop: Elif Batuman and Merve Emre
From the Bookshop: Elif Batuman and Merve Emre
This week, a guest episode from the London Review Bookshop Podcast, featuring Elif Batuman talking to Merve Emre about h... Read more
23 Aug 2022
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1hr 21mins
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Author Elif Batuman. Plus, our obsession with feedback
Author Elif Batuman. Plus, our obsession with feedback
This week, we talk to the author Elif Batuman about her new novel ‘Either / Or’. The book is set in the 1990s, and follo... Read more
6 Aug 2022
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34mins
Elif Batuman & Merve Emre: Either/Or
Elif Batuman & Merve Emre: Either/Or
Elif Batuman, author of The Possessed and The Idiot, joined us to read from and talk about her latest novel Either/Or. I... Read more
3 Aug 2022
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1hr 20mins
Episode 44: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Elif Batuman
Episode 44: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Elif Batuman
About Elif Batuman: Elif Batuman’s first novel, The Idiot, was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, and was shortlisted for ... Read more
29 Jul 2022
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41mins
Literary Friction Special - Elif Batuman
Literary Friction Special - Elif Batuman
This month we're bringing you an author special with Elif Batuman, who joined Carrie in cyberspace to talk about her hil... Read more
24 Jun 2022
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50mins
Turkish American novelist Elif Batuman on finding—and losing—yourself in fiction
Turkish American novelist Elif Batuman on finding—and losing—yourself in fiction
Selin is back! The bright and curious heroine of Elif Batuman’s acclaimed debut novel, The Idiot, is now in her second y... Read more
19 Jun 2022
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1hr 2mins
Elif Batuman and Book Influencers
Elif Batuman and Book Influencers
Johny Pitts talks to author of Either/Or, sequel to the 2017 bestseller The Idiot
12 Jun 2022
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27mins
