Atticus Lish
Atticus Lish is an acclaimed American novelist known for his keen insights into human relationships and societal challenges. He gained prominence with his debut novel "Preparation for the Next Life," which won the 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Lish, the son of renowned editor Gordon Lish, has earned praise for his gritty, authentic portrayal of contemporary life, drawing from diverse experiences, including his time in the Marine Corps and various blue-collar jobs.
Book summaries for books written by Atticus Lish
Quotes
She would watch the sun set and the sky turn a deep blue and the first stars come out, and she would think how beautiful it was and how strange that she could feel so alone in a world so beautiful.
Love is not enough. It never is.
She had lived long enough that she had learned not to cry, but she had not learned to keep the tears from her eyes.
He would sit and watch her and think that she was a miracle, a living miracle.
The city was a place where you could be anonymous, where you could disappear if you wanted to.
He knew that there was no such thing as safety, only the illusion of it.
She had always been a fighter, but she was tired of fighting.
There was a kind of freedom in being completely lost.
Sometimes you just had to go through the darkness to get to the light.
The world was full of people who had been broken, and she was just one of them.
They were two people who had nothing but each other.
The past was always there, waiting to catch up with you.