The Size of the World Paperback by Joan Silber

Product Details

• Publisher: WW Norton (2009-06-02)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 336 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780393334890
• Item Weight: 281.23 grams
• Dimensions: 21.08 x 13.97 x 2.03 cm

“A sublime and humane jigsaw puzzle of a novel.” —Boston Globe

An intricate web of crossed paths and enlightening journeys teach each of Joan Silber’s characters something about “the size of the world” in this richly imagined novel. A National Book Award finalist for her last book, Silber here addresses the timeless topics of love, loss, yearning, and forgiveness. She “does brilliant justice to the many ways we have of being human” (Seattle Times) and “offers a dizzying array of insights as she cuts back and forth between stories set in the U.S. and Asia” (Chicago Tribune).

About the Author

Joan Silber is the author of eight works of fiction. Among many awards and honors, she has won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction and has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City.