S2 E27: Elif Batuman, Author of The Idiot
This Is the Author
English - April 12, 2017 17:40 - 8 minutes - 2.12 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsArts business entrepreneur entrepreneurship marketing health finance leadership entrepreneurs interview fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: S2 E26: Marcus du Sautoy, Author of The Great Unknown
"My book is based on the draft of a novel I wrote and gave up on over 15 years ago when I was in my early 20s and I only reread it in my thirties and at that point I had gotten a PhD in Literature and I spent time teaching undergraduates and I published a book of essays -- which you definitely read or listen to as an audiobook -- it’s called The Possessed."