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The Sorrows of an American
The Sorrows of an American
Author: Siri Hustvedt
When Erik Davidsen and his sister, Inga, find a disturbing note from an unknown woman among their dead father's papers, they believe he may be implicated in a mysterious death. The Sorrows of an American tells the story of the Davidsen family as brother and sister uncover its secrets and unbandage its wounds in the year following th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780805079081
ISBN-10: 0805079084
Publication Date: 4/1/2008
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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This book takes place in post 9/11 New York, and is told through the eyes of a psychiatrist. A divorced man who too often has a hard time separating his emotions from those of his patients, he tries to fix the lives of the women around him while trying to figure out his own. There's his sister, who is the widow of a famous author; the woman in his building who he is attracted to but still has a strange relationship with her child's father; and his mother, who he feels the need to protect from his father's past, most of which is still a mystery. In order to define himself, he decides to learn about his father's past, which takes him through war and the Depression. It's a good character study at the things that make us weak, the things that make us strong, and ultimately, what makes us who we are.
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