Olive Kitteridge Fiction
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout is a reprint edition published by Random House Publishing Group on September 30, 2008, featuring 336 pages in English. This novel introduces readers to Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher in the small town of Crosby, Maine. Through her interactions with various townspeople, Olive navigates the complexities of life, confronting both personal and communal changes that challenge her understanding of herself and those around her.
In this narrative, readers will encounter a range of characters, including a lounge musician grappling with a past romance and Olive’s own adult child, who struggles with feelings of being overwhelmed by her mother’s sensitivities. The story delves into themes of family life and the human condition, exploring the conflicts and joys that shape individual experiences. Olive Kitteridge provides a candid look at the endurance required to face life’s challenges, offering insights that resonate deeply within the fabric of everyday existence.
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of My Name is Lucy Barton and the Oprah’s Book Club pick Olive, Again
“Fiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge. . . . You’ll never forget her.”—USA Today
“Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force.”—The New Yorker
One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post Book World, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, People, Entertainment Weekly, The Christian Science Monitor, The Plain Dealer, The Atlantic, Rocky Mountain News, Library Journal
At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive’s own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse.
As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life—sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition—its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.
The inspiration for the Emmy Award–winning HBO miniseries starring Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, and Bill Murray
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