The Idiot (Batuman novel)

The Idiot
AuthorElif Batuman
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
March 2017
ISBN978-1-59420-561-3
Followed byEither/Or 

The Idiot (2017) is the semi-autobiographical first novel by the Turkish American writer Elif Batuman. It is a bildungsroman, and concerns a college freshman, Selin, attending Harvard University in the 1990s.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Quinn, Annalisa (18 March 2017). "Both Pointless And Playful, 'The Idiot' Is Like A Long Dream". NPR. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ Garner, Dwight (28 February 2017). "Review: Elif Batuman's 'The Idiot' Sets a Romantic Crush on Simmer". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ Margolin, Elaine (1 March 2017). "Elif Batuman's 'The Idiot'". The Washington post. Retrieved 20 March 2019.