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Jonathan Cape, 2022. Hardcover. New. 368 pages. 9.61x6.30x1.34 inches.

New. In 1996, Selin, the bookish, language-obsessed daughter of Turkish immigrants, arrives at Harvard University for her second year. Having spent the summer teaching English in the Hungarian countryside while obsessing over her crush, Ivan, Selin is determined to untangle from her unrequited infatuation, and shed her first year innocence. With her English syllabus as a rough guide, and her more worldly and confident peers as instructors, she resolves to become her own main character and throws herself into undergrad life: joining the literary magazine, attending house parties, and taking it into her own hands to spark her sexual awakening. A Russophile at heart and set on getting herself - and her improving Russian-language skills - to the motherland, Selin takes a paying summer job with the student-run guidebook, but is sent not to a different or exotic locale, but, disappointingly, Turkey. But the Turkey of her childhood trips quickly takes on new and rich meaning, as Selin travels from city to… Leer más

Jonathan Cape, 26/05/2022 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 3.3974 in x 24.3815 in x 15.9878 in.

UK: Jonathan Cape. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback in a fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures of the book are available upon request. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2022.