A Little Life
The most emotionally demanding novel of the decade. You will not emerge unchanged.
The Story
Four young men build lives in New York City. One of them, Jude St. Francis, carries something from his past that his friends will spend a lifetime trying to reach. Hanya Yanagihara's second novel. 720 pages.
journey·5 Parts
A Little Life
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New York, new lives. Four men building something real.
What happened to Jude. You begin to understand why he flinches.
Love without conditions. You wish the world had more of it.
What he carries. How long a person can carry it.
The final act. The only word for it is love.
"Wasn't that the definition of home? Not where you are from, but where you are wanted?
"Hanya Yanagihara
Yanagihara wrote the first draft in eighteen months, often at 3am before her editorial day job. She did not show it to anyone until it was done.
Longlisted for the 2015 Booker Prize and the National Book Award. Widely considered one of the most emotionally demanding novels ever written.