The Vulnerables (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9798885791212)

The New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend and What Are You Going Through brings her singular voice to a story about modern life and connection

Elegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today, says a character in Sigrid Nunez's ninth novel. The Vulnerables offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past.

Humor, to be sure, is a priceless refuge. Equally vital is connection with others, who here include an adrift member of Gen Z and a spirited parrot named Eureka. The Vulnerables reveals what happens when strangers are willing to open their hearts to each other and how far even small acts of caring can go to ease another's distress. A search for understanding about some of the most critical matters of our time, Nunez's new novel is also an inquiry into the nature and purpose of writing itself.

Author: Sigrid Nunez
ISBN-10: 8885791212
ISBN-13: 9798885791212
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2024
Pages: 325
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.59w x 0.71d
Large Print