Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham is an American author known for his literary fiction. His notable works include "The Hours," which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, as well as "A Home at the End of the World," "By Nightfall," "Specimen Days," and "Flesh and Blood." His writing often explores themes of identity, time, and the complexities of human relationships.
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Books by Michael Cunningham
5 books available
Specimen Days
by Michael Cunningham
3.6(5,519)
Michael Cunningham's "Specimen Days" tells three connected stories: a grieving boy in 19th-century New York, a psychologist hunting terrorists in a modern city, and two beings navigating a distant future. The novel blends genres and explores life, loss, and the human spirit, all while echoing Walt Whitman's poetry.
By Nightfall
by Michael Cunningham
3.4(9,067)
A Manhattan art dealer's ordered life and idea of beauty unravels with the arrival of his wife's younger brother, forcing him to confront the nature of his own desires.
Flesh and Blood
by Michael Cunningham
4.0(5,184)
Across four generations, the Stassos family navigates love, loss, and the evolving definition of family in a sweeping story that echoes with the power of Greek tragedy.
A Home at the End of the World
by Michael Cunningham
3.9(17,900)
Two boyhood friends and a woman build an unconventional family in upstate New York, navigating love, desire, and societal norms to raise a child together.
The Hours
by Michael Cunningham
3.9(125,158)
Three women across different eras and continents find their lives linked by Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway' as they face their own desires, societal expectations, and the passage of time.