Naked Sleeper
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Naked Sleeper
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Sigrid Nunez
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'A story that abounds in vivid moments and moods' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
'Among the most interesting writers of our generation' INDEPENDENT
The night had passed, and though they had not undressed and they had not slept and there had been only kisses between them, the intimacy had been accomplished and the sin committed, and Nona knew there would be no escaping that.
Nona longs for purpose, order and dignity. But this ideal constantly eludes her. At an artists' retreat, where she plans to finally get down to writing her book, she meets a man who she intuitively mistrusts - and yet begins an intense affair with him. Abandoning her happy marriage, she flies across the country to pursue him, an act which threatens to unravel her life and relationships. But in the aftermath of calamity, she wonders if she can finally find an answer to the essential question: how should she live?
'A terrific novel' DWIGHT GARNER, NEW YORK TIMES
'An enlightening literary adventure' PEOPLE
'Nunez limns Nona's search for self with some impressively elegant writing, which gives this book its true appeal' TIME©2026 Sigrid Nunez (P)2026 Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Critic Reviews
A terrific novel
With her well-pitched prose and eye for telling contemporary details, Nunez transforms Naked Sleeper into a story that abounds in vivid moments and moods
An enlightening literary adventure
Nunez limns Nona's search for self with some impressively elegant writing, which gives this book its true appeal
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