My Education - Hardcover

Choi, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670024902 ISBN 13: 9780670024902

Publisher: Viking Pr, 2013

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Praise for "My Education"
"The academic novel married to the novel of obsession is almost too pleasurable to contemplate, but that's what this book is...Choi's an extremely confident writer, and in "My Education" she beautifully explores the way a young person tries, and often fails, to navigate her budding and intersecting sexual, intellectual, and emotional lives. The writing in this novel is masterful - but the book did something to me emotionally, too. I felt like I was in an obsessive relationship with it. I wanted to read it all the time."--Meg Wolitzer, npr.org
"Choi gets top marks for slyly re-inventing the "affaire de l'Academie" in "My Education.""--"Vanity Fair"
"A fascinating examination of sexual politics and the many disguises of desire."--The Daily Beast
"A scorching hot read...a chaise-lounge literary page-turner par excellence: sexy, smart, well-plotted, jammed with observations witty and profound, and so well-written it occasionally leaves you gasping."--"New York"" Newsday"
"A tricky book to categorize. On the one hand, it's a campus novel...At the same time, this is just the background against which the larger story unfolds. What Choi is after is the elusive territory of experience, the way people and events imprint us when we're young and then linger, exerting a subtle pressure over how we live our lives."--"The Los Angeles Times"
"Sizzling...a story filled with fiery love affairs, regrettable mistakes, and between-the-sheets scenes that blow "50 Shades of Grey" out of the water."--self.com
"Explores a young heart and its painfully naive and bold ways...It's "The Graduate" meets "The L Word" meets the Carey Mulligan flick "An Education.""--"Marie Claire"
""My Education "is a raw, wild, hurtling foray into the tangled realms of sexuality and self-knowledge. Susan Choi's vast gifts as a novelist are all on display, with her restlessness, curiosity and sheer daring leading the wa

Praise for "My Education"
"The academic novel married to the novel of obsession is almost too pleasurable to contemplate, but that's what this book is...Choi's an extremely confident writer, and in "My Education" she beautifully explores the way a young person tries, and often fails, to navigate her budding and intersecting sexual, intellectual, and emotional lives. The writing in this novel is masterful - but the book did something to me emotionally, too. I felt like I was in an obsessive relationship with it. I wanted to read it all the time."--Meg Wolitzer, npr.org
"Choi gets top marks for slyly re-inventing the "affaire de l'Academie" in "My Education.""--"Vanity Fair"
"A fascinating examination of sexual politics and the many disguises of desire."--The Daily Beast
"A scorching hot read...a chaise-lounge literary page-turner par excellence: sexy, smart, well-plotted, jammed with observations witty and profound, and so well-written it occasionally leaves you gasping."--"New York Newsday"
"A tricky book to categorize. On the one hand, it's a campus novel...At the same time, this is just the background against which the larger story unfolds. What Choi is after is the elusive territory of experience, the way people and events imprint us when we're young and then linger, exerting a subtle pressure over how we live our lives."--"The Los Angeles Times"
"Sizzling...a story filled with fiery love affairs, regrettable mistakes, and between-the-sheets scenes that blow "50 Shades of Grey" out of the water."--self.com
"Explores a young heart and its painfully naive and bold ways...It's "The Graduate" meets "The L Word" meets the Carey Mulligan flick "An Education.""--"Marie Claire"
""My Education "is a raw, wild, hurtling foray into the tangled realms of sexuality and self-knowledge. Susan Choi's vast gifts as a novelist are all on display, with her restlessness, curiosity and sheer daring leading the way." --Jennifer Egan
"When I finished Susan Choi's "My Education," I nearly gasped. She had managed one of the most exquisite of the novelist's magic acts - produced a cogent, passionate, and surprising story, while acknowledging the ordinary, eroding aspects of lives lived daily. She had populated it with remarkable but utterly believable characters. She had written lines that could be framed, and displayed at a sentence festival. She has, in short, written an amazing book." --Michael Cunningham

Praise for "My Education"
The academic novel married to the novel of obsession is almost too pleasurable to contemplate, but that s what this book is Choi s an extremely confident writer, and in "My Education" she beautifully explores the way a young person tries, and often fails, to navigate her budding and intersecting sexual, intellectual, and emotional lives. The writing in this novel is masterful but the book did something to me emotionally, too. I felt like I was in an obsessive relationship with it. I wanted to read it all the time. Meg Wolitzer, npr.org
Choi gets top marks for slyly re-inventing the "affaire de l Academie" in "My Education." "Vanity Fair"
A fascinating examination of sexual politics and the many disguises of desire. The Daily Beast
A scorching hot read a chaise-lounge literary page-turner par excellence: sexy, smart, well-plotted, jammed with observations witty and profound, and so well-written it occasionally leaves you gasping. "New York Newsday"
A tricky book to categorize. On the one hand, it s a campus novel At the same time, this is just the background against which the larger story unfolds. What Choi is after is the elusive territory of experience, the way people and events imprint us when we re young and then linger, exerting a subtle pressure over how we live our lives. "The Los Angeles Times"
"Sizzling...a story filled with fiery love affairs, regrettable mistakes, and between-the-sheets scenes that blow "50 Shades of Grey" out of the water." self.com
Explores a young heart and its painfully naive and bold ways It s "The Graduate" meets "The L Word" meets the Carey Mulligan flick "An Education." "Marie Claire"
""My Education "is a raw, wild, hurtling foray into the tangled realms of sexuality and self-knowledge. Susan Choi's vast gifts as a novelist are all on display, with her restlessness, curiosity and sheer daring leading the way." Jennifer Egan
When I finished Susan Choi s "My Education," I nearly gasped. She had managed one of the most exquisite of the novelist s magic acts produced a cogent, passionate, and surprising story, while acknowledging the ordinary, eroding aspects of lives lived daily. She had populated it with remarkable but utterly believable characters. She had written lines that could be framed, and displayed at a sentence festival. She has, in short, written an amazing book. Michael Cunningham"

Praise for My Education
The academic novel married to the novel of obsession is almost too pleasurable to contemplate, but that s what this book is Choi s an extremely confident writer, and in My Education she beautifully explores the way a young person tries, and often fails, to navigate her budding and intersecting sexual, intellectual, and emotional lives. The writing in this novel is masterful but the book did something to me emotionally, too. I felt like I was in an obsessive relationship with it. I wanted to read it all the time. Meg Wolitzer, npr.org
Choi gets top marks for slyly re-inventing the affaire de l Academie in My Education. Vanity Fair
A fascinating examination of sexual politics and the many disguises of desire. The Daily Beast
A scorching hot read a chaise-lounge literary page-turner par excellence: sexy, smart, well-plotted, jammed with observations witty and profound, and so well-written it occasionally leaves you gasping. New York Newsday
A tricky book to categorize. On the one hand, it s a campus novel At the same time, this is just the background against which the larger story unfolds. What Choi is after is the elusive territory of experience, the way people and events imprint us when we re young and then linger, exerting a subtle pressure over how we live our lives. The Los Angeles Times
"Sizzling...a story filled with fiery love affairs, regrettable mistakes, and between-the-sheets scenes that blow 50 Shades of Grey out of the water." self.com
Explores a young heart and its painfully naive and bold ways It s The Graduate meets The L Word meets the Carey Mulligan flick An Education. Marie Claire
"My Education is a raw, wild, hurtling foray into the tangled realms of sexuality and self-knowledge. Susan Choi's vast gifts as a novelist are all on display, with her restlessness, curiosity and sheer daring leading the way." Jennifer Egan
When I finished Susan Choi s My Education, I nearly gasped. She had managed one of the most exquisite of the novelist s magic acts produced a cogent, passionate, and surprising story, while acknowledging the ordinary, eroding aspects of lives lived daily. She had populated it with remarkable but utterly believable characters. She had written lines that could be framed, and displayed at a sentence festival. She has, in short, written an amazing book. Michael Cunningham"

About the Author:

Susan Choi’s first novel, The Foreign Student, won the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction. Her second novel, American Woman, was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and her third, A Person of Interest, a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award. A recipient of fellowships from the NEA and the Guggenheim Foundation, in 2010 she received the PEN/W. G.Sebald Award. She teaches at Princeton and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and sons.


Susan Choi’s first novel, The Foreign Student, won the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction. Her second novel,American Woman, was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and her third,A Person of Interest, a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award. A recipient of fellowships from the NEA and the Guggenheim Foundation, in 2010 she received the PEN/W. G.Sebald Award. She teaches at Princeton and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and sons.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Pr
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0670024902
• ISBN 13: 9780670024902
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 296