The Possessed - Advetures with Russian Books and People Who Read Them

A witty, brilliant treatise on reading Russian literature

About the author

Elif Batuman was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey. She now lives in Twin Peaks, San Francisco (near the radio tower). Her writing has been published in the New Yorker, n+1, Harper's, LRB and the Guardian. She is the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award. This is her first book.

Summary

A witty, brilliant treatise on reading Russian literature

Product details

• Authors: Elif Batuman
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781783784516
• ISBN: 978-1-78378-451-6
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Russian, Literary studies: general, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet