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The Idiot: A Novel
Elif Batuman
The Idiot: A Novel
Elif Batuman
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017.
"An addictive, sprawling epic; I wolfed it down." -Miranda July, author of The First Bad Man and It Chooses You.
"Easily the funniest book I've read this year." -GQ.
A portrait of the artist as a young woman. A novel about not just discovering but inventing oneself.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) | 
| Released | February 13, 2018 | 
| ISBN13 | 9780143111061 | 
| Publishers | Penguin Publishing Group | 
| Genre | Gebunden | 
| Pages | 423 | 
| Dimensions | 207 × 140 × 28 mm · 364 g | 
| Language | English | 
                    
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