{"product_id":"either-or-paperback","title":"Either\/Or - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElif Batuman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelin is the luckiest person in her family: the only one who was born in America and got to go to Harvard. Now it's sophomore year, 1996, and Selin knows she has to make it count. The first order of business: to figure out the meaning of everything that happened over the summer. Why did Selin's elusive crush, Ivan, find her that job in the Hungarian countryside? What was up with all those other people in the Hungarian countryside? Why is Ivan's weird ex-girlfriend now trying to get in touch with Selin? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Guided by her literature syllabus and by her more worldly and confident peers, Selin reaches certain conclusions about the universal importance of parties, alcohol, and sex, and resolves to execute them in practice--no matter what the cost. Next on the list: international travel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unfolding with the propulsive logic and intensity of youth, Either\/Or is a landmark novel by one of our most brilliant writers. Hilarious, revelatory, and unforgettable, its gripping narrative will confront you with searching questions that persist long after the last page.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElif Batuman's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Idiot, \u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, and was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in the UK. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award in criticism. She has been a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003esince 2010 and holds a PhD in comparative literature from Stanford University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453277651122,"sku":"9780525557616","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ab3bd524ec01ea39f02897be4f6bf9d3.webp?v=1778825821","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/either-or-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}