by Siri Hustvedt · henry holt · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780805088267
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«Sorrows of an American» is the literary novel by Siri Hustvedt, published by Henry Holt in paperback (324 pages, in English).
After their father's funeral, Erik and his sister Inga find a disturbing note that seems to implicate him in a mysterious death. Following that clue, they reconstruct family secrets marked by immigration, the Great Depression, and war. Erik finds himself caught between his patients and fascinating tenants; Inga, between a hostile journalist and the secret surrounding her late husband, a celebrated novelist.
The work was originally published in 2008.
For readers of literary fiction interested in family dramas, secrets, and memory; also suitable for book clubs.
Siri Hustvedt is an American novelist and essayist. Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, seven novels, two books of essays, and several works of non-fiction. Her books include The Blindfold (1992), The Enchantment of Lily Dahl (1996), What I Loved (2003), for which she is best known, A Plea for Eros (2006), The Sorrows of an American (2008), The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves (2010), The Summer Without Men (2011), Living, Thinking, Looking (2012), The Blazing World (2014), Memories of the Future (2019), and Ghost Stories (2026). What I Loved and The Summer Without Men were international bestsellers. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages.
