Either/Or, Elif Batuman's sequel to Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot, is the humorous and relatable ongoing story of a Turkish American surviving college in the 90s. Batuman joins us to talk about her approach to writing fiction, how her own life influences her work, analyzing literature and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.

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Featured Books (Episode):

The Idiot by Elif Batuman

Either/Or by Elif Batuman

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

The Possessed by Elif Batuman

In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust