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Hanya Yanagihara

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American novelist and travel writer (1974-)

United StatesWritersBorn 1974 · age 52
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Hanya Yanagihara is an American novelist, editor, and travel writer. She grew up in Hawaii. She is best known for her bestselling novel A Little Life, which was shortlisted for the 2015 Booker Prize, and for being the editor-in-chief of T Magazine.

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Hanya Yanagihara
said · 2015
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Wasn’t friendship its own miracle, the finding of another person who made the entire lonely world seem somehow less lonely?

A Little Life (2015 novel)

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Hanya Yanagihara
said · 2015
Own words

there’s not an expiration date on needing help, or needing people. You don’t get to a certain age and it stops.

A Little Life (2015 novel)

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Hanya Yanagihara
said · 2015
Own words

Friendship was witnessing another’s slow drip of miseries, and long bouts of boredom, and occasional triumphs.

A Little Life (2015 novel)

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2015Kirkus Prize

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1974 · age 52
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24 languages

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