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You write a thing down because you’re hoping to get a hold on it. You write about experiences partly to understand what they mean, partly not to lose them to time. To oblivion.

Sigrid Nunez

You write a thing down because you’re hoping to get a hold on it. You write about experiences partly to understand what they mean, partly not to lose them to time. To oblivion.

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About Sigrid Nunez

Sigrid Nunez (born 1951) is an American writer, best known for her novels. Her seventh novel, The Friend, won the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction.