A Little Life

A Little Life follows four friends who move to New York after college to pursue careers in acting, painting, architecture, and law. The novel centers on Jude, a brilliant and withdrawn lawyer whose hidden history of abuse and trauma gradually shapes the group's lives. Spanning decades, it examines friendship, ambition, love, and the long-term effects of suffering.

by Hanya Yanagihara

Doubleday · First published 2015 · 724 pages