The Resource A little life : a novel, Hanya Yanagihara
A little life : a novel, Hanya Yanagihara
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Resource Information
The item A little life : a novel, Hanya Yanagihara represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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- Summary
- "When four classmates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition ... Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is [their center of gravity] Jude, ... by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he'll not only be unable to overcome--but that will define his life forever"--Amazon.com
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 720 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804172707
- Label
- A little life : a novel
- Title
- A little life
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Hanya Yanagihara
- Subject
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- trueArchitects
- trueActors and actresses
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueArtists
- trueNew York City
- trueLawyers
- true21st century -- 2001 -- 2100
- Memory -- Fiction
- Male friendship -- Fiction
- trueMale friendship
- Bildungsromans
- trueSelf-destructive behavior
- truePsychological fiction
- trueAmbition
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- truePsychic trauma
- trueCity life
- Domestic fiction
- Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "When four classmates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition ... Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is [their center of gravity] Jude, ... by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he'll not only be unable to overcome--but that will define his life forever"--Amazon.com
- Summary
- Moving to New York to pursue creative ambitions, four former classmates share decades marked by love, loss, addiction and haunting elements from a brutal childhood
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 2016.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2015
- Kirkus Prize for Fiction, 2015.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2015
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10399813
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Yanagihara, Hanya
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3625.A674
- LC item number
- L58 2015
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Male friendship
- Dysfunctional families
- Memory
- New York (N.Y.)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A little life : a novel, Hanya Yanagihara
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 720 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804172707
- Lccn
- 2014027379
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- Imprint varies.
- System control number
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- 886672369
- (OCoLC)886672369
- Label
- A little life : a novel, Hanya Yanagihara
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 720 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804172707
- Lccn
- 2014027379
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- Imprint varies.
- System control number
-
- 886672369
- (OCoLC)886672369
Subject
- true21st century -- 2001 -- 2100
- trueActors and actresses
- trueAmbition
- trueArchitects
- trueArtists
- Bildungsromans
- trueCity life
- Domestic fiction
- Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
- trueLawyers
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueMale friendship
- Male friendship -- Fiction
- Memory -- Fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- trueNew York City
- truePsychic trauma
- truePsychological fiction
- trueSelf-destructive behavior
Genre
Member of
Included in
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2016
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2015
- trueKirkus Prizes: Kirkus Prize for Fiction
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2015
- trueRecommended by Molly Wyand
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
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