--- product_id: 54739510 title: "A Little Life" brand: "hanya yanagihara, oliver wyman" price: "HK$67" currency: HKD in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hk/products/54739510-a-little-life store_origin: HK region: Hong Kong --- # A Little Life **Brand:** hanya yanagihara, oliver wyman **Price:** HK$67 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Little Life by hanya yanagihara, oliver wyman - **How much does it cost?** HK$67 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hk](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/54739510-a-little-life) ## Best For - hanya yanagihara, oliver wyman enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted hanya yanagihara, oliver wyman brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Brace yourself for the most astonishing, challenging, upsetting, and profoundly moving book in many a season. An epic about love and friendship in the twenty-first century that goes into some of the darkest places fiction has ever traveled and yet somehow improbably breaks through into the light. Truly an amazement—and a great gift for its publisher. When four classmates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as their center of gravity. Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he’ll not only be unable to overcome—but that will define his life forever. In rich and resplendent prose, Yanagihara has fashioned a tragic and transcendent hymn to brotherly love, a masterful depiction of heartbreak, and a dark examination of the tyranny of memory and the limits of human endurance. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 16.51 x 5.72 x 13.97 cm | | Edition | Unabridged | | Isbn 10 | 1511363800 | | Isbn 13 | 978-1511363808 | | Item Weight | 454 g | | Language | English | | Publication Date | 26 Jan. 2016 | | Publisher | Audible Studios on Brilliance audio | ## Images ![A Little Life - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ilkTxNfvL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the best books I have read *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 5 September 2018* Every year I look at the Booker Prize shortlist and buy a couple of books from it, and frequently I read the winning book as well. A Little Life was on the shortlist in 2015 and has been sitting on my shelf for two years, until my break in August when I decided to actually read it, and it was well worth the wait. This is one of those books that will surely go down as a modern classic, it is so brilliant. The plot follows four friends who meet at college through life's up and downs and personal tragedies; JB an artists, Malcolm an architect, Willem an actor and Jude a lawyer. Jude is the glue to this group, and is the main focus of the narrative. There are a few chapters narrated in the first person by Willem and Harold, who is Jude's law professor, mentor and the nearest thing to a father her has.The writing of this book is sublime in its language and Hanya Yanagihara is able to write plot lines, that in some parts are harrowing, in a beautiful and lyrical way. I actually found her prose hypnotic, I was drawn into this book and couldn't tear my eyes away from the page. There are lots of difficult issues discussed in this book, rape, abuse, suicide, drug abuse, and many more but still I was entranced by this book. Hanaya Yanagihara shows a great understanding, intelligence and empathy towards these subjects. Her characterisation is again wonderful, with all her characters so true to life that at times I felt like I was reading a biography/autobiography rather than a piece of fiction. In a way A Little Life is a dark Fairytale with good, evil and romance at its centre.Jude is the main character in A Little Life, and all the other character's stories are all linked to his. In all my years of reading I don't think I have ever come across a character as damaged psychologically and physically as Jude. When we first meet him in the book we know he has physical problems and throughout the book his past is gradually revealed to the reader. Jude has experienced the best and worst of humanity through his life, and seen love in many guises from destructive love to the love of friendship that is all encompassing. Even though his story is hard to read in places, I found him a compelling character who I was really down to and wanted him to find happiness. Willem is the person whom he is closest to, a friendship that is unconditional and intense in places; it is Willem that is there for Jude at some of his lowest moments. Malcolm is different in that he comes from a wealthy family, very different from Jude who has no family and Willem whose parents are dead. His relationship with JB can be tense around the subject of race; Malcolm has a white mother and black father where as JB's parents are both black. JB is the typical troubled artist, very talented but also open to addiction. Through his story there is the time old discussion of what is art, figurative painting versus the modern art of the instillation, photography and performance art. I was really drawn into this as it something I studied with my degree and always find it a fascinating subject.To say A Little Life is a masterpiece, a Magnus opus, feels like an understatement. I have read the winner of the Booker Prize from 2015, A Brief History of Seven Killings, and have to say I think A Little Life is so much better. There are very few novels, except from the classics, that I keep to read again but this book will be added to that shelf to join other books that I found through the Booker Prize; Possession by A.S Byatt, Amsterdam by Ian MacEwan and The Goldfinch and The Secret History by Donna Tartt being on that shelf. This is a mesmerising, intelligent, all encompassing read and one that will stay with me forever. This is a monumental novel in my opinion and one I will always recommend as well as those mentioned above. A Little Life is fiction at its absolute best; the perfect novel. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the finest novels I've read *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 4 March 2026* Quite possibly one of the finest novels I've had the pleasure of reading. Epic, devastating, enduring, challenging, deeply moving. Such confident prose that unravels the innermost thoughts of these beautifully-drawn characters while also achieving an acute sense of sonder; and also written with admirable, aching restraint of deeply challenging and confronting topics; the effects of which I feel will be impressed upon me for a long time. I've come away thinking of the astonishing depths of depravity of humanity (and especially reading this in the context of the Epstein files which is desperately resonant) but more significantly of the enduring power of human companionship and kindness, with the nuance that you must extend kindness to yourself if you find that, after all, sometimes kindness isn't enough.Don't be intimidated by its length; if anything, I almost wished it was longer with how attached I became to the characters! The pacing, developments, and revelations unfold with care, confidence, and with seeds whose significance produce immense emotional power in time, and you will be rewarded for it.Highly recommend. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Little Tortured Souls *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 22 January 2024* To say this book was enjoyable would be a bit of a misnomer.Although there were many trigger warnings in reviews about this 2015 Booker long-listed novel, I was not prepared for the trauma that awaited me within the pages.Touted as story of the friendship among four young men as they navigate the decades of their adult life, the central figure, and arguably the glue to their group, is Jude, around whom the narrative centres.Yanagihara must be applauded for her insight into the male psyche and perspective from which the story is told. As a female writer, it strikes me how well she was able to capture the nuances and articulate oft-unspoken mechanics of male friendship. There are many stories about female friendships, but the relationships between men are not often addressed, given the arguably more taciturn nature of most men, who are less inclined to express themselves. This is of course a generalisation, and I expect many others to disagree with my opinion.The story itself is nothing short of heartbreaking, as we see how Jude hides parts of himself from his closest friends, and has to battle the demons from his past, even as he yearns for intimacy and to be loved for himself. Admittedly, I find that there are portions of the book that made me rail against the way Jude wallows in self-loathing and pity, and find the supportive network around him much too orchestrated. However, the fact that Yanagihara writes well and movingly helps.The violence (both emotional and physical) in the book was also something I was not ready for. They were graphic but not gratuitous. Nonetheless, I had to break away from the book and read something less agonising, and there were many times I questioned if such a psychologically and emotionally draining book was something I really wanted to invest my time in.I am glad I soldiered on, and even though I feel scarred by the experience of this book, I would like to think that it helped me gain some insight to the (tortured) human psyche and feel more empathy for others who may be tormented in their lives. And that itself fulfils the purpose of any good piece of literature. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hk/products/54739510-a-little-life](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/54739510-a-little-life) --- *Product available on Desertcart Hong Kong* *Store origin: HK* *Last updated: 2026-08-14*