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