Hanya Yanigihara’s deft depiction of trauma and friendship becomes a dark examination of the tyranny of memory and the limits of human endurance. Read the opening pages from our March Book of the Month here
Hanya Yanagihara
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Hanya Yanagihara is an American novelist, editor, and travel writer. Her novel A Little Life was shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2015
She was born in California, has lived in Hawaii and Texas, and now lives in New York City. In 2016, she joined the PEN America Board, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the New York Times Style Magazine.
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Hanya Yanagihara’s deft depiction of heartbreak becomes a dark examination of the tyranny of memory and the limits of human endurance
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