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A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara ISBN 9781101972427
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Hanya Yanagihara ISBN 9781101972427
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This book by Hanya Yanagihara came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Soman Chainani. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
A Little Life is a 2015 novel by American novelist Hanya Yanagihara. The novel was written over the course of eighteen months. Despite the length and difficult subject matter, it became a bestseller. A Little Life pdf
“I always tell them Secret History by Donna Tartt, A Little Life by Hanya, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney. Those are my first three recommendations.”— Soman Chainani
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