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298:pay homage to Batuman's favorite Russian writer,
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1264:"Elif Batuman | WHITING AWARDS"
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445:"The repugnant conclusion"
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270:National Magazine Award
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625:. February 8–15, 2016.
593:. Annals of the Mind.
517:London Review of Books
502:Batuman, Elif (2010).
310:Batuman identifies as
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165:comparative literature
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1065:Bio of Elif Batuman,
290:in high school. Both
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159:. She graduated from
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428:Reprinted/collected
349:adding missing items
513:"Get a Real Degree"
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169:Stanford University
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1244:on August 31, 2018
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862:The New York Times
706:by The Daily Stoic
613:. August 31, 2015.
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