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The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them

The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them

by ElifBatuman (Author), ElifBatuman (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

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Synopsis

Roaming from Tashkent to San Francisco, this is the true story of one budding writer's strange encounters with the fanatics who are devoted - absurdly! melancholically! ecstatically! - to the Russian classics. Combining fresh readings of the great Russians from Gogol to Goncharov with the sad and funny stories of the lives they continue to influence, The Possessed introduces a brilliant and distinctive new voice: comic, humane, charming, poignant and completely, and unpretentiously, full of an infectious love for literature.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 05 Apr 2012
ISBN 10: 1847083145
ISBN 13: 9781847083142
Book Overview: Elif Batuman's comical treatise on reading Russian literature introduces an exciting and original new talent.

Media Reviews
Praise for The Possessed In her comic, poignant, beguiling book, Batuman succeeds marvelously in illuminating her version of love. -Reese Kwon, Virginia Quarterly Review At every step along the way, Batuman's observations are wonderfully vivid. -Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune Odd and oddly profound . . . Among the charms of Ms. Batuman's prose is her fond, funny way of describing the people around her . . . Perhaps Ms. Batuman's best quality as a writer though-beyond her calm, lapidary prose-is the winsome and infectious delight she feels in the presence of literary genius and beauty. She's the kind of reader who sends you back to your bookshelves with a sublime buzz in your head. You want to feel what she's feeling. -Dwight Garner, The New York Times Book Review It's not surprising that some people never get over these books, and Batuman, for
Author Bio
ELIF BATUMAN was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey. She graduated from Harvard, and received her doctorate in comparative literature from Stanford University. She is currently the writer-in-residence at Koc University, Istanbul. Her writing has been published in the New Yorker, n+1, Harper's and the Guardian, and she has received a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award. This is her first book.