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Elif Batuman
Jun 03, 2023
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What can I tell you, esteemed readers: I am late to everything. I remember when all the cool writers started Substacks in 2020, and I was like, “Godspeed, respected colleagues, but do I need a new way to be hostage to my own awful personal brand?” Since then, three years have gone by. I published my second novel, Either/Or, which is set in 1996-97; I we…

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