CHOSEN AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE IRISH TIMES, NEW REPUBLIC, HARPER'S BAZAAR, VOGUE, NPR, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE AND KIRKUS REVIEWS
Three strangers are thrown together in one Manhattan apartment: a solitary writer, a Gen Z college drop-out and a spirited parrot named Eureka. As the world outside descends into turmoil, the three of them must learn how to live with and care for one another - and discover what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history.
'Beautiful and profound' Meg Mason
'Sigrid Nunez is among the most interesting writers of our generation' Independent
'Compulsively readable' Elle
'I am committed, until one of us dies, to Nunez's novels. They are short, wise, provocative, funny' Dwight Garner, New York Times
'A must-read about unlikely friendships' Sunday Times Style
Über den Autor Nunez Sigrid
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Sigrid Nunez is the New York Times bestselling author of The Friend, winner of the 2018 National Book Award, and of seven other novels, including Salvation City, The Last of Her Kind, and What Are You Going Through. She is also the author of Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages.
