Torture porn or serious literature?': the love-hate phenomenon of cult novel A Little Life, Books
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One million copies sold, sobbing superfans on TikTok and a new stage adaptation starring James Norton – yet Hanya Yanagihara’s 2015 book continues to divides readers
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The Subversive Brilliance of “A Little Life”, a little life
The Subversive Brilliance of “A Little Life”, a little life
The Subversive Brilliance of “A Little Life”, a little life
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The Subversive Brilliance of “A Little Life”, a little life
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The Subversive Brilliance of “A Little Life”, a little life
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The Subversive Brilliance of “A Little Life”, a little life
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The Subversive Brilliance of “A Little Life”, a little life
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The Subversive Brilliance of “A Little Life”, a little life
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The Subversive Brilliance of “A Little Life”, a little life
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The Subversive Brilliance of “A Little Life”, a little life