Format:Hardcover
In her brilliant first book Elif Batuman takes the reader on a journey both literary and physical as she traces the evolution of her fascination with Russian literature across the globe and several centuries. This is a deeply funny, fiercely intelligent portrait of the not-always-rational pursuit of knowledge.
Biography & Memoir
298 pages • Hardcover
First published 2011
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The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
By Elif Batuman
In her brilliant first book Elif Batuman takes the reader on a journey both literary and physical as she traces the evolution of her fascination with Russian literature across the globe and several centuries. This is a deeply funny, fiercely intelligent portrait of the not-always-rational pursuit of knowledge.
Biography & Memoir
298 pages • Hardcover
First published 2011
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