The People in the Trees
Published on 12. July 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-5098-9298-3 (ISBN)
Description
The stunning debut novel, from the author of A Little Life.
'The world Yanagihara conjures up, full of dark pockets of mystery, is magical.' - The Times
It is 1950 when Norton Perina, a young doctor, embarks on an expedition to a remote Micronesian island in search of a rumoured lost tribe. There he encounters a strange group of forest dwellers who appear to have attained a form of immortality that preserves the body but not the mind.
Perina uncovers their secret and returns with it to America, where he soon finds great success. But his discovery comes at a terrible cost, not only for the islanders, but for Perina himself . . .
Hanya Yanagihara's The People in the Trees marks the debut of a remarkable voice in American fiction.
'An engrossing, beautifully detailed, at times amazing (and shocking) novel . . . I loved this book.' - Paul Theroux
'The world Yanagihara conjures up, full of dark pockets of mystery, is magical.' - The Times
It is 1950 when Norton Perina, a young doctor, embarks on an expedition to a remote Micronesian island in search of a rumoured lost tribe. There he encounters a strange group of forest dwellers who appear to have attained a form of immortality that preserves the body but not the mind.
Perina uncovers their secret and returns with it to America, where he soon finds great success. But his discovery comes at a terrible cost, not only for the islanders, but for Perina himself . . .
Hanya Yanagihara's The People in the Trees marks the debut of a remarkable voice in American fiction.
'An engrossing, beautifully detailed, at times amazing (and shocking) novel . . . I loved this book.' - Paul Theroux
Reviews / Votes
The world Yanagihara conjures up, full of dark pockets of mystery, is magical. * The Times * Impossible to resist * Daily Mail * Absorbing, intelligent and uncompromising * Independent * Power and its abuses are at the heart of this richly imagined novel . . . In structure and subject, The People in the Trees pays tribute to Vladimir Nabokov's two masterpieces: Pale Fire and Lolita . . . Perina's voice - wry, superior, unthinkingly cruel - is one of the key triumphs of the book. -- Katie Kitamura * The Guardian * Dazzling . . . A triumph of the imagination -- Anthony Doerr An engrossing, beautifully detailed, at times amazing (and shocking) novel . . . I loved this book. -- Paul Theroux Suspenseful . . . Yanagihara is a writer to marvel at. * The New York Times * A standout novel, a debut as thrilling as it is disturbing * The Wall Street Journal * Captivating and thoroughly unsettling * Vogue *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
276 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5098-9298-3 (9781509892983)
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06/2018
Picador
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Person
Hanya Yanagihara is the author of the internationally bestselling A Little Life. She lives in New York City.