{"product_id":"the-idiot-elif-batuman","title":"The Idiot - Elif Batuman","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSelin arrives at Harvard in the mid 1990s, newly independent and quietly observing the strange rituals of university life. Through classes, friendships and long, awkward emails, she begins to piece together what it means to be young, uncertain and in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen she becomes entangled in an ambiguous relationship with a mathematics student named Ivan, Selin finds herself drifting through a year shaped by language, literature and unanswered questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eElif Batuman writes with dry wit and remarkable precision, capturing the absurdity and tenderness of early adulthood. The novel moves through moments that feel both mundane and quietly profound; this is less a coming-of-age novel and more a\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elook at the slow process of becoming oneself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Idiot is a novel about thinking too much, feeling deeply and trying to understand the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor readers drawn to intelligent, funny, quietly observant literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Vintage\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 423\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099583172\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: USA\u003cbr\u003eCondition: VERY GOOD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dusk Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037264347421,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/7257\/6797\/files\/TheIdiot.jpg?v=1773308697","url":"https:\/\/duskbooks.com.au\/products\/the-idiot-elif-batuman","provider":"Dusk Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}