The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
"The Great Believers" by Rebecca Makkai is a powerful novel that tells the story of two interconnected groups of people: a group of gay men in 1980s Chicago during the height of the AIDS epidemic, and a woman in 2015 who is searching for her estranged daughter in Paris. The novel explores themes of love, loss, friendship, and the devastating impact of the AIDS crisis. Makkai's writing is both heartbreaking and hopeful, and she skillfully weaves together the two timelines to create a poignant and unforgettable story.
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- Published
- 2018
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 432
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Wierzyliśmy Jak Nikt
- Мы умели верить
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- 4065th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 100 Notable Books of 2018 (New York Times)
- 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature (The Center for Fiction)
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- Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction (Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence)
- Best Fiction Books of the 21st Century (So Far) (Kirkus Reviews)
- The 10 Best Books Through Time (New York Times)
- Top 100 Books of the 21st-Century (This House of Books)