Imagine Me Gone
 Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Adam Haslett |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | 3 May 2016 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 368 |
| ISBN | 978-0-316-26135-7 |
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 and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[2]
Reception[]
The novel received positive reviews. Critics particularly focused on the quality of Haslett's prose.[1][3] Lara Feigel, writing for The Guardian called his writing "finely adapted for each of the characters".[3]
References[]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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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