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For Rouenna
By (author) Sigrid Nunez
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From the National Book Award-winning author of The Friend, one of the most celebrated novelists of her generation, the story of a woman's experiences of war and an unusual friendship 'After my first book was published, I received some letters.' So begins Sigrid Nunez's haunting novel about the poignant and unusual friendship between a writer and a retired army nurse who seeks her out decades after their childhood in the same housing project. Among the letters the narrator receives is one from a Rouenna Zycinski, recalling their old connection and asking if they can meet. Though fascinated by the stories Rouenna tells about her life as a combat nurse in Vietnam, the narrator flatly declines her request that they collaborate on a memoir. It is only later, in the aftermath of Rouenna's shocking death, that the narrator is drawn to write about her friend--and her friend's war. Writing Rouenna's story becomes all-consuming, at once a necessity and the only consolation. For Rouenna, an unforgettable novel about truth, memory, and unexpected heroism by one of the most gifted writers of her generation, is also a remarkable and surprising new look at war. 'For Rouenna is about everything: war and remembrance, how we invent our 'selves' and why; why we kill ourselves--or live. I was dazzled by this book' Washington Post 'Resonant and provocative' Vogue 'Once you discover Sigrid Nunez, you don't look back' ANNE ENRIGHT
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Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group
Published date | 14 Jul 2026
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 240
Dimensions | 198 x 126 x 22mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-0-3490-2192-8
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BISAC | fiction / literary
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