Stoner remains probably my favorite novel for reasons I'm unable to articulate. It looks at the moments, big and small, that make us what we are." Short, 3 1/2 hrs less than 150 pages, but within, the whole life of Andreas Egger. An exquisite novel about a simple life, it has already demonstrated its power to move thousands of readers with a message of solace and truth. I listened and read the modest novel and agree with the publisher's little blurb that author Seethaler has a way similar to the purity and simplicity of John Williams' Stoner: "Like John Williams' Stoner or Denis Johnson's Train Dreams, A Whole Life is a tender book about finding dignity and beauty in solitude. It was the smallest of the finalists for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize, nominations for both its author and the translator, Charlotte Collins. Beautifully translated from its original German in October 2015, A Whole Life feels like a reflection of a life with a meditative quality.
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