Brilliant, funny essay by Elif Batuman about “life after a bestseller,” including the time she asked Jonathan Franzen if had any weed. Bonus Link: Batuman at The Millions.
Batuman the Bestseller
A Stirring, Surreal Portrait of AI-Empowered Authoritarianism
This isn’t your classic stream of consciousness, but instead a stream of artificial consciousness—humanity observed rather than experienced.
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