![]() ![]() Stoner remains probably my favorite novel for reasons I'm unable to articulate. It looks at the moments, big and small, that make us what we are." Short, 3 1/2 hrs less than 150 pages, but within, the whole life of Andreas Egger. An exquisite novel about a simple life, it has already demonstrated its power to move thousands of readers with a message of solace and truth. I listened and read the modest novel and agree with the publisher's little blurb that author Seethaler has a way similar to the purity and simplicity of John Williams' Stoner: "Like John Williams' Stoner or Denis Johnson's Train Dreams, A Whole Life is a tender book about finding dignity and beauty in solitude. ![]() It was the smallest of the finalists for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize, nominations for both its author and the translator, Charlotte Collins. ![]() Beautifully translated from its original German in October 2015, A Whole Life feels like a reflection of a life with a meditative quality. ![]()
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