The Idiot
by Elif Batuman
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Sign inEmbarking on her freshman year at Harvard in the early tech days of the 1990s, a young artist and daughter of Turkish immigrants begins a correspondence with an older mathematics student from Hungary while struggling with her changing sense of self, first love and a daunting career prospect.
Prize history
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2018 Finalist
- Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 Shortlist
