A Little Lif by Hanya Yanagihara (paperback) (E)

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is a modern literary masterpiece that follows the lives of four college friends—Jude, Willem, JB, and Malcolm—over several decades in New York City. At the center is Jude St. Francis, a brilliant yet deeply scarred man haunted by a traumatic past. As his friends achieve success in art, architecture, and acting, Jude struggles with pain, secrets, and self-destruction. The novel is an exploration of love, friendship, trauma, resilience, and the complexity of the human spirit. Intense, heartbreaking, and unforgettable, it has become a contemporary classic and a finalist for the Booker Prize.