Elif Batuman Quotes
I didn't care about truth; I cared about beauty. It took me many years--it took the experience of lived time--to realize that they really are the same thing.
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| Birth: | 1977 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Educator, Journalist |
Elif Batuman was born in New York City. She is an American author, educator, and journalist. She graduated from Harvard College, and received her doctorate in comparative literature from Stanford University. She teaches at Stanford University. In February, 2010, she published her first book, The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them, based on material previously published in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, and n+1, which details her experiences as a graduate student.
