http://www.elifbatuman.net/2007/12/18/at-stanford-with-the-third-most-notable-reader-of-december-14-2007/ "The trade of authorship is a violent and indestructible obsession." George Sand Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:08:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.elifbatuman.net/2007/12/18/at-stanford-with-the-third-most-notable-reader-of-december-14-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Elif Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:20:07 +0000 http://www.elifbatuman.net/2007/12/18/at-stanford-with-the-third-most-notable-reader-of-december-14-2007/#comment-41 Dear Ann, thank you for the kind message, and for choosing n+1 over the town hall. I'm really sorry I didn't see you there (I was pretty disoriented at these readings) or I would definitely have said "hi." I thought your 12/17 <a href="http://swerveandvanish.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">blog post</a> on "Giuliani and Bozo" was very funny, esp the part about Bush looking like someone had physically shoved him in front of the camera, which reminded me of a comment by my grandmother in Ankara, shortly after Bush's election, to the effect that the new American president resembled "somebody's butler" who had unexpectedly found himself in the presidency. Best wishes and happy new (election) year, Elif Dear Ann, thank you for the kind message, and for choosing n+1 over the town hall. I’m really sorry I didn’t see you there (I was pretty disoriented at these readings) or I would definitely have said “hi.” I thought your 12/17 blog post on “Giuliani and Bozo” was very funny, esp the part about Bush looking like someone had physically shoved him in front of the camera, which reminded me of a comment by my grandmother in Ankara, shortly after Bush’s election, to the effect that the new American president resembled “somebody’s butler” who had unexpectedly found himself in the presidency.
Best wishes and happy new (election) year, Elif

]]> http://www.elifbatuman.net/2007/12/18/at-stanford-with-the-third-most-notable-reader-of-december-14-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Ann Gelder Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:54:31 +0000 http://www.elifbatuman.net/2007/12/18/at-stanford-with-the-third-most-notable-reader-of-december-14-2007/#comment-40 I also was at the n+1 event and thoroughly enjoyed all the readings--notably your story about misadventures during an academic conference in Russia. Really funny and well observed (as always). Congrats on the milestone birthday; you are still very, very young. I also was at the n+1 event and thoroughly enjoyed all the readings–notably your story about misadventures during an academic conference in Russia. Really funny and well observed (as always). Congrats on the milestone birthday; you are still very, very young.

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