The Lost

$15.99

SKU: 9780060542993

Description

“Epic and personal, meditative and suspenseful, tragic and at times hilarious, The Lost is a wonderful book.”


“A beautiful book, beautifully written.”


“A stirring detective work, The Lost is … deepened by reflections on the inescapable part that chance plays in history.”


“Daniel Mendelsohn has written a powerfully moving work of a “lost” family past. . . . A remarkable achievement.”


“Mendelsohn, a classicist, creates a stunning Odyssey here, an epic world-wandering.”


“An excellent memoir. . . . The Lost . . . brings to life the struggle of an entire generation.”


“A stunning memoir. . . . As suspenseful as a detective thriller, and as difficult to put down.”


“The Lost is a sensitively written book that constantly asks itself the most difficult questions about history and memory.”


“A grand book, an ambitious undertaking fully realized.”


“A magnificent and deeply wise book. . . . Mesmerizing. . . . Mendelsohn’s accomplishment is enormous.”


“The Lost is the most gripping, the most amazing true story I have read in years.”


“A stunning achievement. . . . Extraordinary.”


“Hugely ambitious yet intensely engaging. . . . Absorbing, novelistic. . . . Thought-provoking and original.”


“Stunning. . . . A singular achievement, a work of major significance and pummeling impact.”


Additional information

Weight 15 oz
Dimensions 1 × 5 × 8 in