by Siri Hustvedt · Sceptre · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780340897089
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«The Sorrows of an American» is the literary novel by Siri Hustvedt, published by Sceptre in paperback (320 pages, in English).
After their father's funeral, Erik and Inga Davidsen find a note from an unknown woman that leads them to investigate their family's past. Erik, a psychiatrist in New York, delves into his father's memories while Inga is harassed by a journalist who knows a secret about her late husband. A novel about memory, grief and desire.
Originally published in 2008, the novel appeared in this Sceptre edition in April 2009.
For readers of contemporary literary fiction and novels of family and psychological mystery.
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.
