"The year is 1995, and email is new. Selin, the daughter of Turkish immigrants, arrives for her freshman year at Harvard. She signs up for classes in subjects she has never heard of, befriends her charismatic and worldly Serbian classmate Svetlana, and, almost by accident, begins corresponding with Ivan, an older mathematics student from Hungary. Selin may have barely spoken to Ivan, but with each email they exchange, the act of writing seems to take on new and increasingly mysterious meanings"--Dust jacket flap.
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"The year is 1995, and email is new. Selin, the daughter of Turkish immigrants, arrives for her freshman year at Harvard. She signs up for classes in subjects she has never heard of, befriends her charismatic and worldly Serbian classmate Svetlana, and, almost by accident, begins corresponding with Ivan, an older mathematics student from Hungary. Selin may have barely spoken to Ivan, but with each email they exchange, the act of writing seems to take on new and increasingly mysterious meanings"--Dust jacket flap.
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Fair. This item is in overall acceptable condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have heavy wear including creases, bends, edge wear, curled corners or minor tears as well as stickers or sticker-residue. Pages are intact but may have minor curls, bends or moderate to considerable highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have heavy wear. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. A well-read copy overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Previous owner's name stamped on second page. Clean, solid hardcover copy with a moderate amount of penciled-in underlining and writing in the margins. Jacket has mild surface and edge wear. Mild bumps to spine ends. Binding is tight and square. Books, box sets, and items other than standard jewel case CDs and DVDs that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation.
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Very good. First Edition. First Edition with complete number line. Dust jacket shows some light scuffing and shelf wear and book itself shows some small scuffs. Overall in fantastic condition.
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by Award Winning Author Elif Batuman. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 432 p. Audience: General/trade. A New (Pristine Condition) copy in a New (Pristine Condition) dust jacket; a tight copy that was bought new and never read. First Edition-First Printing with a full number line that begins with a 1. Signed, signature only, on the Title page, by Award Winning Author Elif Batuman during her book promotion event for this Title at the Harvard Bookstore on March 29, 2017. "The Idiot" is a sweet, caustic debut novel, that is cerebral and delightful. The novel has been described by some as a semi-autobiographical story which is a bildungsroman, and centers on a college Freshman, Selin, who attends Harvard University in the 1990s. "The Idiot" was a 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Finalist and was nominated for the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction in 2018. Rest assured, this collectible copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
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