{"product_id":"the-idiot","title":"The Idiot","description":"Author: Batuman, Elif\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099583172\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: VINTAGE ARROW - MASS MARKET\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 25mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ingenious, hilarious new novel from award-winning writer Elif Batuman - '\u003cb\u003eIt's a novel about being young and stupid that's both wise and clever - and it's a treat'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI loved it and could have read a thousand more pages of it' Emma Cline, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Selin, a tall, highly strung Turkish-American from New Jersey turns up at Harvard with no idea what to expect. What she \u003ci\u003edoesn't \u003c\/i\u003eexpect is-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- How much time she will spend thinking about language and its limitations\u003cbr\u003e- An opinionated cosmopolitan Serb named Svetlana, who will become her confidante\u003cbr\u003e- A mathematician from Hungary called Ivan, whom she will obsess over when she is supposed to be studying\u003cbr\u003e- Feeling dangerously overwhelmed by the challenges and possibilities of adulthood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut most of all, Selin does not expect to embark on a study of precisely how baffling love can be when you are trying to forge a self... \u003cbr\u003e_______________-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE IDIOT\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A moving, continent-hopping coming-of-age story' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Elif Batuman surely has one of the best senses of humour...refreshing and unique' Sheila Heti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of zingy one-liners' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hilarious, brilliant observations about writing, life and crushes' Curtis Sittenfeld\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eDelightful and slyly funny' \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 4 to 7 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41702587170974,"sku":"UBD-9780099583172","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9780099583172.jpg?v=1653390747","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/the-idiot","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}