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Naked Sleeper
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By the bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend 'A story that abounds in vivid moments and moods' New York Times Book Review 'Among the most interesting writers of our generation' Independent The night had passed, and though they had not undressed and they had...
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The second novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of THE FRIEND, never before published in the UK: the story of a woman's search for an answer to the imperative question - how should she live?
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By the bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend
'A story that abounds in vivid moments and moods' New York Times Book Review
'Among the most interesting writers of our generation' Independent
The night had passed, and though they had not undressed and they had not slept and there had been only kisses between them, the intimacy had been accomplished and the sin committed, and Nona knew there would be no escaping that.
Nona longs for purpose, order and dignity. But this ideal constantly eludes her. At an artists' retreat, where she plans to finally get down to writing her book, she meets a man who she intuitively mistrusts – and yet begins an intense affair with him. Abandoning her happy marriage, she flies across the country to pursue him, an act which threatens to unravel her life and relationships. But in the aftermath of calamity, she wonders if she can finally find an answer to the essential question: how should she live?
'A terrific novel' Dwight Garner, New York Times
'An enlightening literary adventure' People
'Nunez limns Nona's search for self with some impressively elegant writing, which gives this book its true appeal' Time
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780349021478
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 July 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 256
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About the Author
Sigrid Nunez has published nine novels, including A Feather on the Breath of God, The Last of Her Kind, The Friend, What Are You Going Through, and, most recently, The Vulnerables. Nunez is also the author of Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag. The Friend, a New York Times bestseller, won the 2018 National Book Award and was a finalist for the the 2020 International Dublin Literary Award. The Friend has been adapted for film by directors David Siegel and Scott McGehee (2024). What Are You Going Through has been adapted for a film directed by Pedro Almodovar, The Room Next Door (2024). Her work has been published in more than thirty five countries.
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