How You Lose A Novel
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How You Lose is a remarkable work of fiction in which a constellation of artfully linked stories follows a young woman named Melody, the man who shot herAlexand several people whose lives intersect briefly with Melody's in a succession of meaningful coincidences. A wise and penetrating debut novel about the life-altering repercussions of a crimefor the perpetrator and victims alikeHow You Lose plumbs the psychological depths of empathy, redemption, and identity. Distinguished not only by its compelling themes and all-too-human characters, How You Lose is remarkable for its elegant orchestration of the stories: They stand alone, but as the book progresses, they build into a whole that emerges as a deeply resounding and unified depiction of both the fragility and resilience of the human condition.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780786711598 |
Publisher: | Carroll & Graf |
Imprint: | Basic Books |
Pub date: | 21 May 2003 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 176 |
Weight: | 272g |
Height: | 203mm |
Width: | 130mm |
Spine width: | 18mm |