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Great House
A Novel
Paperback, 289 pages, W.W. Norton & Co., List Price: $14.95 | purchase
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Book Summary
The lives of four strangers — including an antiques dealer in Jerusalem, a man in London and an American novelist — are thrown into chaos over an enormous, stolen desk.
Awards and Recognition
5 weeks on NPR Paperback Fiction Bestseller List
Genres:
This book is about:
- Loss (Psychology),
- Memory,
- Psychological fiction,
- Fiction
NPR stories about Great House
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Puppy Love, A Death 'In The Woods', Fractured Memories, And More
Like Nicole Krauss' celebrated best-seller, The History of Love, her new novel contemplates love, loss and the oppressive weight of memory on those left behind. The plot here, though, is even murkier than it was in The History of Love: The tales told by the four narrators in this novel all have something to do with a massive antique desk that has passed through various homes ever since it was separated from its original owner in the Holocaust. Despite its deep sadness,... more
Fractured Memories Haunt Masterful 'Great House'
October 16, 2010 In Nicole Krauss' Great House, the war-torn narratives of a historian, a poet and two novelists revolve around the writing desk they share. The result is an elegant study of memory, loss and the importance of literature.
Author Interviews
Krauss' 'Great House' Built On 'Willful Uncertainty'
October 14, 2010 Novelist Nicole Krauss explains how not knowing is an integral part of her writing process. She says her doubt-ridden characters in Great House are reflections of her own approach to fiction; she doesn't know what's going to happen — until it does.
Narratives Of Grief Fill Krauss' 'Great House'
October 12, 2010 Novelist Nicole Krauss artfully weaves disparate stories of love and loss into a devastating examination of the weight of memory on those left behind. Four narrators are connected by an antique desk separated from its original owner during the Holocaust.
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