About the book
WINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
\"A beautiful book … a world of insight into death, grief, art, and love.\" —Wall Street Journal
\"A penetrating, moving meditation on loss, comfort, memory...Nunez has a wry, withering wit.\" —NPR
\"Dry, allusive and charming…the comedy here writes itself.” The New York Times
A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog.
When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog, a huge Great Dane traumatized by the inexplicable disappearance of its master, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in her apartment building.
While others worry that grief has made her a victim of magical thinking, the woman refuses to be separated from the dog except for brief periods of time. Isolated from the rest of the world, increasingly obsessed with the dog's care, determined to read its mind and fathom its heart, she comes dangerously close to unraveling. But while troubles abound, rich and surprising rewards lie in store for both of them.
Elegiac and searching, The Friend is both a meditation on loss and a celebration of human-canine devotion.
Editions of The Friend (National Book Award Winner)
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780735219441
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780735219458
- EBook
- ISBN 9780735219465
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780525528340
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780525528357
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WINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
\"A beautiful book … a world of insight into death, grief, art, and love.\" —Wall Street Journal
\"A penetrating, moving meditation on loss, comfort, memory...Nunez has a wry, withering wit.\" —NPR
\"Dry, allusive and charming…the comedy here writes itself.” The New York Times
A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog.
When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog, a huge Great Dane traumatized by the inexplicable disappearance of its master, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in her apartment building.
While others worry that grief has made her a victim of magical thinking, the woman refuses to be separated from the dog except for brief periods of time. Isolated from the rest of the world, increasingly obsessed with the dog's care, determined to read its mind and fathom its heart, she comes dangerously close to unraveling. But while troubles abound, rich and surprising rewards lie in store for both of them.
Elegiac and searching, The Friend is both a meditation on loss and a celebration of human-canine devotion.
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What is The Friend (National Book Award Winner) about?
WINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
\"A beautiful book … a world of insight into death, grief, art, and love.\" —Wall Street Journal
\"A penetrating, moving meditation on loss, comfort, memory...Nunez has a wry, withering wit.\" —NPR
\"Dry, allusive and charming…the comedy here writes itself.” The New York Times
A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog.
When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog, a huge Great Dane traumatized by the inexplicable disappearance of its master, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in her apartment building.
While others worry that grief has made her a victim of magical thinking, the woman refuses to be separated from the dog except for brief periods of time. Isolated from the rest of the world, increasingly obsessed with the dog's care, determined to read its mind and fathom its heart, she comes dangerously close to unraveling. But while troubles abound, rich and surprising rewards lie in store for both of them.
Elegiac and searching, The Friend is both a meditation on loss and a celebration of human-canine devotion.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Friend (National Book Award Winner)?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of The Friend (National Book Award Winner)?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780735219441
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Friend (National Book Award Winner)?
Sigrid Nunez
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Friend (National Book Award Winner) is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780735219441) and paperback(ISBN 9780735219458) and ebook(ISBN 9780735219465) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525528340) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525528357)
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