![]() ![]() While the four are close, differences in background sometimes create distances between them. Francis, Willem Ragnarsson, JB Marion, and Malcolm Irvine. Part 1 introduces four friends who have recently graduated from college: Jude St. By uniting these two genres, Yanagihara creates a melodramatic tone that stands in distinction to the ironic detachment so popular in contemporary fiction. Further, Jude’s childhood sometimes feels more like it belongs to a gothic 19th-century story than a contemporary one, such as during his early years, when he is raised by monks in a monastery. ![]() For instance, although the novel is clearly set in the modern world, it contains no references or information that allow the reader to nail down particular dates, allowing for intense concentration on the characters’ lives rather than their historical context. “A Stubborn Lack of Redemption: An Interview with Hanya Yanagihara, Author of A Little Life.” Electric Literature,, She accomplishes this impression by placing Jude and his friends in a wealthy New York backdrop, full of particular locations, workplaces, and customs, but also by including elements that seem disconnected from reality. Yanagihara has also stated that she wanted the novel to feel like a combination of two genres: naturalistic fiction and fairy tales. ![]()
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