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Elif Batuman

American writer and academic
Person human Q5360799

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[18]
Date of birth
June 7, 1977
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
writer, university teacher, journalist, literary critic, academic
Employer
Stanford University[12]
Field of work
literature, literary activity, journalism[9][10][11]
Educated at
Stanford University, Harvard College[13][14]
Award received
Whiting Awards[17]
Notable work
The possessed : adventures with Russian books and the people who read them, The Idiot[15][16]
Genre
essay[19]
Official website
elifbatuman.com[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Family name
Batuman[21]
Given name
Elif[22]
Has written for
The New Yorker, TheGuardian.com[25][26]
Residence
New York City[20]
Social media followers
38k (37k–38k, n=4)[27][28][29][30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Elif Batuman ar إليف باتومان fa الیف باتومن uk Еліф Батуман
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
000000006210747X
VIAF cluster ID
90451685
Library of Congress authority ID
n2009039221
GND ID
1015066720
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Elif Batuman Brooklyn Museum 2018-02.png ↗
BBC Things ID
3d8bf8f7-db8d-4399-95e3-1ef1a222441d
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
166412897
CANTIC ID
981058610301406706
CBDB.cz author ID
141867
DDB person (GND) ID
1015066720
Databazeknih.cz author ID
126984
Fantastic Fiction author ID
b/elif-batuman
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Festivaletteratura person ID
5560
Freebase ID
/m/0bmh913
Goodreads author ID
39846
IdRef ID
185932835
KBR person ID
14302752
LRB contributor ID
elif-batuman
Munzinger person ID
00000033289
NL CR AUT ID
xx0240026
NLAI ID
1566126
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007450898005171
Open Library ID
OL3031163A
Perlentaucher ID
elif-batuman
Podchaser creator ID
107ZzsCTjw
SBN author ID
USMV954146
SVKKL authority ID
0396787-Batuman-Elif-1977
The Guardian profile ID
elif-batuman
The New Yorker contributor ID
elif-batuman
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrwWMD9kbw7q68HTTVV4q
X (Twitter) username
BananaKarenina
Yale LUX ID
person/d98f9159-379f-4680-b7ca-d240854cad4f

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, journalist, university teacher, literary critic, academic
Educated at 2
Stanford University, Harvard College
Field of work 2
literature, journalism
Award received 1
Whiting Awards
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Stanford University
Genre 1
essay
Given name 1
Elif
Has written for 1
The New Yorker
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
New York City
Residence 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Elif Batuman was born on June 7, 1977[1], in New York City[2]. She has worked as a writer[3], university teacher[4], journalist[5], literary critic[6], and academic[7].

FAQs

Where was Elif Batuman born?

Elif Batuman's place of birth was New York City[2].

What did Elif Batuman do for work?

Elif Batuman worked as a writer[3], university teacher[4], journalist[5], literary critic[6], and academic[7].

Where did Elif Batuman go to school?

Elif Batuman was educated at Stanford University[13] and Harvard College[14].

What awards did Elif Batuman receive?

Honors received include Whiting Awards[17].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has written for → The New Yorker, TheGuardian.com
    The Guardian profile ID → elif-batuman
    SVKKL authority ID → 0396787-Batuman-Elif-1977
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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Stanford University, Harvard College
    Citizenship → —
    Official website → http://elifbatuman.com
    Award received → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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