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Little: A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year

Little: A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year

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Little is a novel by Hanya Yanagihara that tells the story of Marie Grosholtz, a diminutive servant girl turned entertainment mogul. It was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award 2020, shortlisted for the HWA Crown Awards 2019, and named a Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year. The novel follows Marie and her mentor, Dr. Curtius, as they flee their city and open an exhibition hall for their wax creations, becoming famous in pre-revolutionary France.

Format: Hardback
Length: 380 pages
Publication date: 01 November 2022
Publisher: Gallic Books


LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2020

LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2019

LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2019

LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2019

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA CROWN AWARDS 2019

A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year, Little tells the extraordinary story of a singular, diminutive crumb of a servant girl turned entertainment mogul.

A startlingly original novel, Times

Born in Alsace in 1761, the unsightly, diminutive Marie Grosholtz is quickly nicknamed Little. Orphaned at the age of six, she finds employment in Bern, Switzerland, under the charge of reclusive anatomist, Dr Curtius.

In time the unlikely pair form an unlikely bond, and together they pursue an unusual passion: the fine art of wax-modelling.

Forced to flee their city, the doctor and his protegee head for the seamy streets of Paris where they open an exhibition hall for their uncanny creations.

Though revolution approaches, the curious-minded flock to see the wax heads, eager to scrutinise the faces of royalty and reprobates alike.

At The Cabinet of Doctor Curtius, heads are made, heads are displayed, and a future is built from wax.

From the gutters of pre-revolutionary France to the luxury of the Palace of Versailles, from casting the still-warm heads of The Terror to finding something very like love, Little is the unforgettable story of how a bloodstained crumb of a girl went on to shape the world.


Dimension: 203 x 127 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913547493

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