One of my treasured discoveries this year was Robert Seethaler’s A Whole Life . . . From the very first page you know it’s about to rearrange your mental universe. It is a breathtaking, heartbreaking story that encapsulates a universe of change, loss, resilience.” —Anuradha Roy, The Millions
“Mr. Seethaler has produced a compact work of grace and beauty.” —Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal
“A Whole Life is a provocatively ambitious title for this spare, novella-length work . . . Flecked with profundity [and] dark humor." —John Williams, The New York Times
“A tender and moving look at the human capacity for adaptation, Seethaler’s understated tale is a reminder that joy can be found in daily toils and simple pleasures.” —Jonathan Fullmer, Booklist
"Readers will discover in [Seethaler's] contained prose a vehicle for keen insight and observation." —Publishers Weekly
"The book's prose has a directness and detail that helps set off the moments of genuine wisdom and restrained poetry . . . It is at this point that you realize why the novel should be doing so well in Germany, and why it is so urgent for the rest of us: it can guide its readers to make the best of their lives, however they turn out." —Sunday Telegraph
"Against the backdrop of a literary world that often seems crowded with novels yelling 'Look at me!,' it's refreshing to read a story marked by quiet, concentrated attention . . . Deeply moving." —Sunday Times
"Seethaler shows that for even the most ordinary people, life is an extraordinary adventure—and he does so tenderly and memorably." —Mail on Sunday
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Product Details
BN ID: | 2940171905804 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
Publication date: | 09/13/2016 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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