Small Rain A Novel
Small Rain A Novel by Garth Greenwell is set to be published by Picador on September 2, 2025. This 320-page work explores the profound experiences of a poet whose life is disrupted by a medical crisis that brings him face-to-face with love, art, and beauty. As he navigates the complexities of the American healthcare system, the narrative delves into themes of vulnerability and the interplay between physical and emotional existence.
Readers will find a sweeping exploration of human experience, where art, memory, and intimacy are illuminated against the backdrop of a life-altering event. The novel captures the essence of shared vulnerability and the delicate balance of sympathy, while also presenting a unique love story. Small Rain invites reflection on the limits and possibilities of human connection, making it a significant addition to contemporary literature.
Official synopsis Publisher
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
Long-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Financial Times, New Statesman, and more
A New Yorker Recommended Read of the Year
A New York Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, and Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
A medical crisis brings one man close to death—and to love, art, and beauty—in a profound and luminous novel by award-winning author Garth Greenwell.
A poet’s life is turned inside out by a sudden, wrenching pain. The pain brings him to his knees, and eventually to the ICU. Confined to bed, plunged into the dysfunctional American healthcare system, he struggles to understand what is happening to his body, as someone who has lived for many years in his mind.
This is a searching, sweeping novel set at the furthest edges of human experience, where the forces that give life value—art, memory, poetry, music, care—are thrown into sharp relief. Time expands and contracts. Sudden intimacies bloom. Small Rain surges beyond the hospital to encompass a radiant vision of human life: our shared vulnerability, the limits and possibilities of sympathy, the ideal of art and the fragile dream of America. Above all, this is a love story of the most unexpected kind.
Author
Publisher
Topics
FAQ
What is “Small Rain A Novel” about?
Who is the author of “Small Rain A Novel”?
When was “Small Rain A Novel” published?
What is the ISBN for “Small Rain A Novel”?
What are the book details (language, pages, edition)?
