The History of Love

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The History of Love is a 2005 novel by Nicole Krauss that intertwines the lives of several characters across time and continents through a mysterious manuscript and themes of love, loss, and memory.

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The History of Love canonical 2
The History of Love (2016 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
adaptation The History of Love (2016 film)
linked to: The History of Love
author Nicole Krauss
award William Saroyan International Prize for Writing (Fiction, 2008)
centralObject mysterious manuscript
character Alma Singer
Bird Singer
Bruno
Charlotte Singer
Leo Gursky
Zvi Litvinoff
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
filmAdaptationDirector Radu Mihăileanu
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 2016
followedBy Great House
genre literary fiction
metafiction
romantic fiction
isbn 978-0-393-05982-1
language English
mainTheme identity
loneliness
loss
love
memory
narrativeStructure interwoven stories
narrativeTechnique multiple narrators
notableMotif Holocaust survival
intergenerational connections
lost manuscript
unrequited love
pageCount 252 (approximate, first edition)
placeInAuthorOeuvre second novel by Nicole Krauss
precededBy Man Walks Into a Room
publicationDate 2005
publisher W. W. Norton & Company
setting Chile
New York City
Poland
shortlistedFor Orange Prize for Fiction
Prix Médicis étranger
linked to: Prix Médicis
timePeriod 20th century
21st century

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Mark Rendall notableWork The History of Love
Nicole Krauss notableWork The History of Love
The History of Love adaptation The History of Love (2016 film)
linked to: The History of Love