{"product_id":"the-vulnerables-9780593715529","title":"The Vulnerables","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR, VOGUE, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICE, THE IRISH TIMES, NEW REPUBLIC\u003c\/i\u003e AND KIRKUS REVIEWS \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Friend\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Are You Going Through \u003c\/i\u003ebrings her singular voice to a story about modern life and connection \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I am committed, until one of us dies, to Nunez's novels. I find them ideal. They are short, wise, provocative, funny -- good and strong company.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eDwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With the intimacy and humor of a great conversation, this novel makes you feel smarter and more alive.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An ode to our basic need to connect with other beings, be they human or animal, even in a global crisis that told us to stay apart.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eNPR\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today, says a character in Sigrid Nunez's ninth novel. \u003ci\u003eThe Vulnerables\u003c\/i\u003e offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Humor, to be sure, is a priceless refuge. Equally vital is connection with others, who here include an adrift member of Gen Z and a spirited parrot named Eureka. \u003ci\u003eThe Vulnerables\u003c\/i\u003e reveals what happens when strangers are willing to open their hearts to each other and how far even small acts of caring can go to ease another's distress. A search for understanding about some of the most critical matters of our time, Nunez's new novel is also an inquiry into the nature and purpose of writing itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigrid Nunez\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eA Feather on the Breath of God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last of Her Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Friend\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhat Are You Going Through\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been the recipient of several awards, including the National Book Award, the Rome Prize in Literature, and a Guggenheim. Her books have been translated into thirty languages. She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874579583250,"sku":"9780593715529","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2f17857e-d42d-472c-ba9e-c844a32e2494.jpg?v=1744281483","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-vulnerables-9780593715529","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}