Either/Or, Elif Batuman\u2019s sequel to Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot, is the humorous and relatable ongoing story of a Turkish American surviving college in the 90s. Batuman joins us to talk about her approach to writing fiction, how her own life influences her work, analyzing literature and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.\xa0
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.
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Featured Books (Episode):
The Idiot\xa0by Elif Batuman\xa0
Either/Or by Elif Batuman\xa0
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy\xa0\xa0
Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin\xa0
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert\xa0
The Possessed by Elif Batuman\xa0
In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust\xa0