In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The great power of this remarkable novel is driven by Yanagihara’s understanding of the aching desire to protect those we love-partners, lovers, children, friends, family, and even our fellow citizens-and the pain that ensues when we cannot. To Paradise is a fin de siècle novel of marvelous literary effect, but above all it is a work of emotional genius. From the award-winning, best-selling author of the classic A Little Life-a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia.In Book III, fear trumps love for a mimesis of reality, hitting close to home for all of us right now.#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER Themes of love and belonging reign in Book I and Book II. Her perceptive eye is evident in the three separate settings, placing the reader in each time frame through multiple narratives, which she orchestrates with great acuity. Yanagihara writes with elegance, evoking emotion and rendering believable characters who move the plot. "To Paradise" is a novel of the highest order. Bears run wild and people eat horse meat and broiled raccoon. Diseases are manufactured in labs and American scientists report findings to China. Charles Griffith, “one of the architects of the camps” where the sick go to die. The narration alternates between Charlie, a lab tech, and her scientist grandfather, Dr. Yanagihara creates a cloistered society in which human suffering, even the killing of infants, is a daily occurrence. One can’t spend an evening debating an article or a novel, because none of those things is possible any longer. There are no movies, no television, no internet. Several pandemics have spread through New York, and the city is divided into zones: Washington Square Park is located in Zone 8, Harlem falls in Zone 11 and Times Square is situated in Zone 9. A totalitarian regime has a stronghold on New York denizens.
Yanagihara's unparalleled storytelling skills shine in the dystopia of "Part III: Zone Eight," which opens in 2093 near Washington Square Park.
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