A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

'I promise you more patience, more gratitude. I promise you less vanity, less selfishness, less complaining, less fear. I promise you. You just have to survive.' A Little Life follows the complex relationships of four college friends in New York City: Willem, an actor; Malcolm, an architect; JB, an artist; and, at the centre of their group, Jude, a lawyer. Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, changed by ambition, addiction and pride. Yet their greatest challenge is Jude himself, whose secrets – and shame – define not just his own life, but that of his friends as well. A bruising and beautiful story of love, the limits of human endurance, and the tyranny of memory, Hanya Yanagihara's novel A Little Life has sold over a million copies and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Women's Prize for Fiction. The stage adaptation – conceived by Ivo van Hove, and adapted by Koen Tachelet, van Hove and Yanagihara herself – was first performed in a Dutch-language production at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam in the Netherlands in 2018, before transferring to New York in 2022. This English-language version opened in London's West End in 2023, directed by Ivo van Hove and with a cast led by James Norton as Jude.

'A masterpiece of modern theatre.. a triumph of emotional richness and devastation'

* Telegraph *

'Utterly compelling'

* Daily Express *

'A superb piece of theatre, staged with consummate skill'

* Evening Standard *

'Close to Greek tragedy… a production of cool temperature, handling atrocity with clinical precision, and moments of grace with an economical elegance… leaves its mark like a livid, tender bruise on the imagination'

* The Stage *

'Unrelenting but magnificent… in the interstices of horror and abuse, there are transcendental moments of love and affection'

* iNews *

'Keeps a grip so tight that it is impossible to turn away'

* WhatsOnStage *

'Compelling viewing… such an emotional and affecting piece of theatre'

* Gay Times *

'Sophisticated and searing... an almost anthropological study of pain, staged with the utmost intelligence'

* Guardian *

'A deftly crafted adaptation, beautifully staged'

* Time Out *

Hanya Yanagihara is an American novelist, editor, and travel writer. Her books include the bestselling novel A Little Life (2015), which was shortlisted for the 2015 Booker Prize. Koen Tachelet is a dramaturg and writer who has worked internationally, notably with Ivo van Hove. Ivo van Hove is an award-winning theatre director who has served as the General Director of the prestigious Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (formerly Toneelgroep Amsterdam) since 2001. His acclaimed productions, including A View From the Bridge, Network and All About Eve, have earned him many international accolades, including a Tony Award, an Olivier Award and two Obie Awards. Hanya Yanagihara is an American novelist, editor, and travel writer. Her books include the bestselling novel A Little Life (2015), which was shortlisted for the 2015 Booker Prize.

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ISBN 13	9781839042300
ISBN 10	1839042303
Title	A Little Life
Author	Hanya Yanagihara
Series	Nhb Modern Plays
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	2023-05-11
Number of pages	120
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