Imagine Me Gone is a 2016 novel by American author and novelist Adam Haslett. It concerns a couple, Margaret and John, who marry despite John's crippling depression, and is narrated by the couple and their three children.[1] The novel was short-listed for the National Book Award, the Kirkus Prize, and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[2][3]
 Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Adam Haslett |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | 3 May 2016 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 368 |
| ISBN | 978-0-316-26135-7 |
Reception
editThe novel received positive reviews.[4] Critics particularly focused on the quality of Haslett's prose.[1][5] Lara Feigel, writing for The Guardian called his writing "finely adapted for each of the characters".[5] NPR's Heller McAlpin noted how, "Haslett's signature achievement in Imagine Me Gone is to temper the harrowing with the humorous while keeping a steady bead on the pathos."[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c McCalpin, Heller (4 May 2016). "Unquiet Minds Make Absorbing Reading In 'Imagine Me Gone'". NPR Books. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "2016 National Book Awards". National Book Award. 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Schaub, Michael (2017-04-13). "Adam Haslett, L.A. Times Book Prize finalist, discusses 'Imagine Me Gone'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "Book Marks reviews of Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett". Book Marks. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ a b Feigel, Lara (29 June 2016). "Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett review – tragedy, loss and transcendence". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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