Everything I Don't Remember

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary, Mystery & Suspense, Thrillers
Cover of the book Everything I Don't Remember by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Atria Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jonas Hassen Khemiri ISBN: 9781501138041
Publisher: Atria Books Publication: July 12, 2016
Imprint: Atria Books Language: English
Author: Jonas Hassen Khemiri
ISBN: 9781501138041
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication: July 12, 2016
Imprint: Atria Books
Language: English

WINNER OF THE AUGUST PRIZE, SWEDEN’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS LITERARY HONOR

One of Sweden’s most celebrated young writers and activists spins an exhilarating, innovative, and gripping murder mystery reminiscent of the hit podcast Serial.

A young man named Samuel dies in a horrible car crash. Was it an accident or was it suicide? To answer that question, an unnamed writer with an agenda of his own sets out to map Samuel’s last day alive. Through conversations with friends, relatives, and neighbors, a portrait of Samuel emerges: the loving grandchild, the reluctant bureaucrat, the loyal friend, the contrived poseur. The young man who did everything for his girlfriend Laide and shared everything with his best friend Vandad. Until he lost touch with them both.

By piecing together an exhilarating narrative puzzle, we follow Samuel from the first day he encounters the towering Vandad to when they become roommates. We meet Panther, Samuel’s self-involved childhood friend whose move to Berlin indirectly cues the beginning of Samuel’s search for the meaning of love—which in turn leads Samuel to Laide. Soon, Samuel’s relationship with Laide leads to a chasm in his friendship with Vandad, and it isn’t long before the lines between loyalty and betrayal, protection, and peril get blurred irrevocably.

Everything I Don’t Remember is a gripping tale about love and memory. But it is also a story about a writer who, by filling out the contours of Samuel’s story, is actually trying to grasp a truth about himself. In the end, what remains of all our fleeting memories? And what is hidden behind everything we don’t remember? Told with Khemiri’s characteristic stylistic ingenuity, this is an emotional roller coaster ride of a book that challenges us to see ourselves—and our relationships to the closest people in our lives—in new and sometimes shocking ways.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

WINNER OF THE AUGUST PRIZE, SWEDEN’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS LITERARY HONOR

One of Sweden’s most celebrated young writers and activists spins an exhilarating, innovative, and gripping murder mystery reminiscent of the hit podcast Serial.

A young man named Samuel dies in a horrible car crash. Was it an accident or was it suicide? To answer that question, an unnamed writer with an agenda of his own sets out to map Samuel’s last day alive. Through conversations with friends, relatives, and neighbors, a portrait of Samuel emerges: the loving grandchild, the reluctant bureaucrat, the loyal friend, the contrived poseur. The young man who did everything for his girlfriend Laide and shared everything with his best friend Vandad. Until he lost touch with them both.

By piecing together an exhilarating narrative puzzle, we follow Samuel from the first day he encounters the towering Vandad to when they become roommates. We meet Panther, Samuel’s self-involved childhood friend whose move to Berlin indirectly cues the beginning of Samuel’s search for the meaning of love—which in turn leads Samuel to Laide. Soon, Samuel’s relationship with Laide leads to a chasm in his friendship with Vandad, and it isn’t long before the lines between loyalty and betrayal, protection, and peril get blurred irrevocably.

Everything I Don’t Remember is a gripping tale about love and memory. But it is also a story about a writer who, by filling out the contours of Samuel’s story, is actually trying to grasp a truth about himself. In the end, what remains of all our fleeting memories? And what is hidden behind everything we don’t remember? Told with Khemiri’s characteristic stylistic ingenuity, this is an emotional roller coaster ride of a book that challenges us to see ourselves—and our relationships to the closest people in our lives—in new and sometimes shocking ways.

More books from Atria Books

Cover of the book One Day at Fenway by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book The Empire of Darkness by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book Federer and Me by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book The Orchid House by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book De-Escalate by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book The Jodi Picoult Collection #3 by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book Will I Ever Be Free of You? by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book Secret Life by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book The Splendor of Silence by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book Remembering Sarah by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book At Home in Covington by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book Love Her Wild by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book The Flava Series by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book The Mind Illuminated by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cover of the book The Bushman Way of Tracking God by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy