Description
After a devastating loss, Arvid finds himself adrift in the aftermath—forced to take his first tentative steps back toward living. As time passes, he confronts the memories, absences, and unfinished reckonings that have shaped his grief, gradually turning inward to examine the part he played in what went wrong. In the Wake is a quietly gripping novel about survival, responsibility, and the slow, uneven work of rebuilding a self from the ruins of love. With Per Petterson’s spare, emotionally precise storytelling, the book traces how healing can begin not with answers, but with the courage to face what remains.
Available Editions
paperback
Picador
Published Apr 17, 2007
240 pages
ISBN: 9780312427047
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Details
First Published
2000
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for In the Wake by Per Petterson.