$34.18
- Paperback
120 pages
- Release Date
11 May 2023
Summary
‘I promise you more patience, more gratitude. I promise you less vanity, less selfishness, less complaining, less fear. I promise you. You just have to survive.’
A Little Life follows the complex relationships of four college friends in New York City: Willem, an actor; Malcolm, an architect; JB, an artist; and, at the centre of their group, Jude, a lawyer.
Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, changed by ambition, addiction and pride. Yet their grea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781839042300 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1839042303 |
| Author: | Hanya Yanagihara, Koen Tachelet, Ivo van Hove |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Release Date: | 11 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 183g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 8mm |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
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Critics Review
‘A masterpiece of modern theatre… a triumph of emotional richness and devastation’
* Telegraph *‘Utterly compelling’
* Daily Express *‘A superb piece of theatre, staged with consummate skill’
* Evening Standard *‘Close to Greek tragedy… a production of cool temperature, handling atrocity with clinical precision, and moments of grace with an economical elegance… leaves its mark like a livid, tender bruise on the imagination’
* The Stage *‘Unrelenting but magnificent… in the interstices of horror and abuse, there are transcendental moments of love and affection’
* iNews *‘Keeps a grip so tight that it is impossible to turn away’
* WhatsOnStage *‘Compelling viewing… such an emotional and affecting piece of theatre’
* Gay Times *‘Sophisticated and searing… an almost anthropological study of pain, staged with the utmost intelligence’
* Guardian *‘A deftly crafted adaptation, beautifully staged’
* Time Out *About The Author
Hanya Yanagihara
Hanya Yanagihara is an American novelist, editor, and travel writer. Her books include the bestselling novel A Little Life (2015), which was shortlisted for the 2015 Booker Prize.
Koen Tachelet is a dramaturg and writer who has worked internationally, notably with Ivo van Hove.
Ivo van Hove is an award-winning theatre director who has served as the General Director of the prestigious Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (formerly Toneelgroep Amsterdam) since 2001. His acclaimed productions, including A View From the Bridge, Network and All About Eve, have earned him many international accolades, including a Tony Award, an Olivier Award and two Obie Awards.
Hanya Yanagihara is an American novelist, editor, and travel writer. Her books include the bestselling novel A Little Life (2015), which was shortlisted for the 2015 Booker Prize.
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