The Booker-nominated novel, which developed a huge young fanbase, is coming to London's West End.
Left to right: Zach Wyatt , James Norton , Omari Douglas and Luke Thompson A novel which developed a passionate following among young audiences will be adapted for the stage in a new West End production starring James Norton.
"The book is a kind of a mystery, because it became a huge bestseller," he tells BBC News. "It's a little bit strange because it talks about cruel things, about a traumatic experience that haunts somebody for the rest of his life."Author Hanya Yanagihara pictured with her second novel the year it was nominated for the Booker Prize
The Dutch version played four performances at the Edinburgh Festival this year. It enjoyed warm reviews from critics, despite its often grim subject matter. I am afraid to say that I approached Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life with trepidation. A 720-page doorstopper of a book by a writer I had not come across.I devoured this story of four male friends living in New York and the dark secrets of child abuse and self-harm in the life of one of them, Jude."The book is not cheerful," she told me when I interviewed her in 2015 when the novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
But, she revealed: "I would love to have it made as a mini-series. I think a middle aged Jude would be very good with Christian Bale in the role. But I also like the American actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt."
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