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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is a deeply emotional and powerful contemporary novel that explores friendship, trauma, love, and survival.The story follows four college friends—Jude, Willem, JB, and Malcolm—who move to New York City to chase their dreams. As they grow older, their lives intertwine through success, heartbreak, and deep emotional scars. At the heart of the novel is Jude St. Francis, a brilliant but mysterious man with a traumatic past that continues to shape his life. Through haunting and intimate storytelling, the book examines the resilience of the human spirit and the complexities of love and pain.Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, A Little Life is widely celebrated for its emotional depth, literary intensity, and unflinching portrayal of human suffering and compassion.