SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE - A "formally
daring, emotionally devastating, and deeply political" (The New York
Times Book Review) exploration of personal grief through the prism of
the color white, from the internationally bestselling author of The
Vegetarian
"Stunningly beautiful writing . . . delicate and gorgeous . . . one of
the smartest reflections on what it means to remember those we've
lost."--NPR
While on a writer's residency, a nameless narrator focuses on the color
white to creatively channel her inner pain. Through lyrical,
interconnected stories, she grapples with the tragedy that has haunted
her family, attempting to make sense of her older sister's death using
the color white. From trying to imagine her mother's first time
producing breast milk to watching the snow fall and meditating on the
impermanence of life, she weaves a poignant, heartfelt story of the
omnipresence of grief and the ways we perceive the world around us.
In captivating, starkly beautiful language, The White Book offers a
multilayered exploration of color and its absence, of the tenacity and
fragility of the human spirit, and of our attempts to graft new life
from the ashes of destruction.
