--- product_id: 398388242 title: "A Little Life: Picador Collection" brand: "hanya yanagihara" price: "AR$106547" currency: ARS in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/398388242-a-little-life-picador-collection store_origin: AR region: Argentina --- # A Little Life: Picador Collection **Brand:** hanya yanagihara **Price:** AR$106547 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Little Life: Picador Collection by hanya yanagihara - **How much does it cost?** AR$106547 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/398388242-a-little-life-picador-collection) ## Best For - hanya yanagihara enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted hanya yanagihara brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Over one million copies sold Too many broken hearts to count ‘A book unlike any other’ – The Guardian ‘This novel challenged everything I thought I knew about love and friendship’ – Dua Lipa The million-copy bestseller, Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life is an immensely powerful and heartbreaking novel of brotherly love and the limits of human endurance. JB, Jude, Malcolm and Willem. Four young men move to New York broke, adrift and buoyed only by friendship and ambition. There is kind, handsome Willem; the sardonic painter JB; Malcolm, a frustrated architect; and Jude, brilliant and enigmatic – their centre of gravity. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize Winner of Fiction of the Year at the British Book Awards Finalist for the US National Book Award for Fiction Part of the Picador Collection, a series celebrating fifty years of Picador books and showcasing the best of modern literature. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 13.2 x 4.7 x 19.8 cm | | Edition | Main Market | | Isbn 10 | 1529077214 | | Isbn 13 | 978-1529077216 | | Item Weight | 496 g | | Language | English | | Print Length | 752 pages | | Publication Date | 6 Jan. 2022 | | Publisher | Picador | | Reading Age | 18 years and up | ## Images ![A Little Life: Picador Collection - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91UswKEhkjL.jpg) ![A Little Life: Picador Collection - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71O9itxZFTL.jpg) ![A Little Life: Picador Collection - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71GeLyKIVoL.jpg) ![A Little Life: Picador Collection - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71oDVYVLY3L.jpg) ![A Little Life: Picador Collection - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71UzwoOd6BL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the best books I have read *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 5 September 2018* Every year I look at the Booker Prize shortlist and buy a couple of books from it, and frequently I read the winning book as well. A Little Life was on the shortlist in 2015 and has been sitting on my shelf for two years, until my break in August when I decided to actually read it, and it was well worth the wait. This is one of those books that will surely go down as a modern classic, it is so brilliant. The plot follows four friends who meet at college through life's up and downs and personal tragedies; JB an artists, Malcolm an architect, Willem an actor and Jude a lawyer. Jude is the glue to this group, and is the main focus of the narrative. There are a few chapters narrated in the first person by Willem and Harold, who is Jude's law professor, mentor and the nearest thing to a father her has.The writing of this book is sublime in its language and Hanya Yanagihara is able to write plot lines, that in some parts are harrowing, in a beautiful and lyrical way. I actually found her prose hypnotic, I was drawn into this book and couldn't tear my eyes away from the page. There are lots of difficult issues discussed in this book, rape, abuse, suicide, drug abuse, and many more but still I was entranced by this book. Hanaya Yanagihara shows a great understanding, intelligence and empathy towards these subjects. Her characterisation is again wonderful, with all her characters so true to life that at times I felt like I was reading a biography/autobiography rather than a piece of fiction. In a way A Little Life is a dark Fairytale with good, evil and romance at its centre.Jude is the main character in A Little Life, and all the other character's stories are all linked to his. In all my years of reading I don't think I have ever come across a character as damaged psychologically and physically as Jude. When we first meet him in the book we know he has physical problems and throughout the book his past is gradually revealed to the reader. Jude has experienced the best and worst of humanity through his life, and seen love in many guises from destructive love to the love of friendship that is all encompassing. Even though his story is hard to read in places, I found him a compelling character who I was really down to and wanted him to find happiness. Willem is the person whom he is closest to, a friendship that is unconditional and intense in places; it is Willem that is there for Jude at some of his lowest moments. Malcolm is different in that he comes from a wealthy family, very different from Jude who has no family and Willem whose parents are dead. His relationship with JB can be tense around the subject of race; Malcolm has a white mother and black father where as JB's parents are both black. JB is the typical troubled artist, very talented but also open to addiction. Through his story there is the time old discussion of what is art, figurative painting versus the modern art of the instillation, photography and performance art. I was really drawn into this as it something I studied with my degree and always find it a fascinating subject.To say A Little Life is a masterpiece, a Magnus opus, feels like an understatement. I have read the winner of the Booker Prize from 2015, A Brief History of Seven Killings, and have to say I think A Little Life is so much better. There are very few novels, except from the classics, that I keep to read again but this book will be added to that shelf to join other books that I found through the Booker Prize; Possession by A.S Byatt, Amsterdam by Ian MacEwan and The Goldfinch and The Secret History by Donna Tartt being on that shelf. This is a mesmerising, intelligent, all encompassing read and one that will stay with me forever. This is a monumental novel in my opinion and one I will always recommend as well as those mentioned above. A Little Life is fiction at its absolute best; the perfect novel. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the finest novels I've read *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 4 March 2026* Quite possibly one of the finest novels I've had the pleasure of reading. Epic, devastating, enduring, challenging, deeply moving. Such confident prose that unravels the innermost thoughts of these beautifully-drawn characters while also achieving an acute sense of sonder; and also written with admirable, aching restraint of deeply challenging and confronting topics; the effects of which I feel will be impressed upon me for a long time. I've come away thinking of the astonishing depths of depravity of humanity (and especially reading this in the context of the Epstein files which is desperately resonant) but more significantly of the enduring power of human companionship and kindness, with the nuance that you must extend kindness to yourself if you find that, after all, sometimes kindness isn't enough.Don't be intimidated by its length; if anything, I almost wished it was longer with how attached I became to the characters! The pacing, developments, and revelations unfold with care, confidence, and with seeds whose significance produce immense emotional power in time, and you will be rewarded for it.Highly recommend. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nothing like I've read before. *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 23 June 2016* A Little Life is nothing like I've ever read before. From just the first 25 pages It felt like I already knew so much about the characters. It's a mammoth of a book but is definitely worth the read.A Little Life is about JD, Jude, Willem and Malcolm, who are four classmates that move to New York. The book tells you about how they live in New York and how their relationship get deeper and more complicated the more they get to know each other. I don't want to say anything else but I will say that the overall book is very harrowing but very intriguing.All the characters have their own lives in the book but the main character is Jude. You learn all about his troubles in his past and what he is currently going through in the present. Everyone who reads this book is bound to feel for Jude because I know I did. It's not just the events that happen to Jude but it's the writing too, it sucks you in and you have not choice to feel all his emotions. The roller coaster of emotions he goes through, you will end up going through also, and you will be totally drained by the end of the book.This book is full of all depressing subjects and I can see why some people are saying that it is too dull and gloomy and unrealistic, but it is an addictive read, I was hooked. Once I started reading all I thought about were all the characters and what they would be doing and up to next. I never wanted to put the book down and I tried to find all the free time I could to read all 720 pages.Some people might be put off by the size of the book and the small font. I know when I first opened the book I was a little daunted about the amount of pages and the tiny font, but once you start reading you forget about all that and just notice the beautiful writing and the brilliant stories.Hanya Yanagihara's writing is a pleasure to read and makes you want never finish the book. While reading you go through every emotion ten times over and you go from feeling all warm and fuzzy inside to feeling sad and lonely. While you read you learn so much about the character but the writing isn't full of boring descriptions. I hate reading books that are full of useless descriptions that are there just to bulk out the book, but this book has no filler. All the writing is needed to make you feel for all the characters and every reader will be in tears at some point in the book.Overall I would recommend this book to everyone who wants to read a story full of character development with hard hitting subjects. No one should be put off by the size of the book because it is worth it. Yes this book is a very harrowing and and some parts a depressing but it is also an addictive and thought provoking read.I rate this book 4/5 stars --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/398388242-a-little-life-picador-collection](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/398388242-a-little-life-picador-collection) --- *Product available on Desertcart Argentina* *Store origin: AR* *Last updated: 2026-08-03*