“Hanya Yanagihara, author of the acclaimed novel A Little Life, will speak in Pittsburgh at 6:30 p.m. April 1 at Carnegie Museum of Art’s 200-seat theater in Oakland.
A Little Life was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2015. That same year, the novel made the short list for the Man Booker Prize for fiction…”
“According to the Wall Street Journal, in ‘recent months (the book) has gathered momentum, fuelled by booksellers and readers, particularly on Twitter, where people have shared their intensely emotional responses … (On Twitter) they have called it ‘upsetting,’ ‘harrowing’ and ‘traumatic.’ But many also say it’s the best book they have ever read…'”
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— Pgh Arts & Lectures (@PghArtsLectures) February 10, 2016
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