Michael Cunningham was raised in Los Angeles and lives in New York City. He is the author of the novels "A Home at the End of the World" (Picador) and "Flesh and Blood." His work has appeared in "The New Yorker" and "Best American Short Stories," and he is the recipient of a Whiting Writer's Award. "The Hours" was a "New York Times" Bestseller, and was chosen as a Best Book of 1998 by" The New York Times," "Los Angeles Times," and "Publishers Weekly."
"The overall impression is that of a delicate, triumphant glance,
an acknowledgement of Woolf that takes her into Cunningham's own
territory, a place of late-century danger but also of treasurable
hours." --Michael Wood, "The New York Times Book Review"
"An exquisitely written, kaleidoscopic work that anchors a floating
postmodern world on pre-modern caissons of love, grief and
transcendent longing." --Richard Eder, " Los Angeles Times Book
Review"
"[Cunningham] has deftly created something original, a trio of
richly interwoven tales that alternate with one another chapter by
chapter, each of them entering the thoughts of a character as she
moves through the small details of a day . . . Cunningham's
emulation of such a revered writer as Woolf is courageous, and this
is his most mature and masterful work." --Jameson Currier, "The
Washington Post Book World"
"The triumph of "The Hours" is that it somehow manages to be both
artful and sincere, striking nary a false note . . . And the
triumph of the book is no less the triumph of its author. Just when
it seemed that it was no longer permissible to pay respect to the
literature of the past, Cunningham has done so with an undeniable
skill and depth of feeling." --Justin Cronin, "Philadelphia
Inquirer "
"Rich and beautifully nuanced scenes follow one upon the other . .
. [a] gargantuan accomplishment." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred,
boxed review)
"The overall impression is that of a delicate, triumphant glance,
an acknowledgement of Woolf that takes her into Cunningham's own
territory, a place of late-century danger but also of treasurable
hours." --Michael Wood, "The New York Times Book Review"
"An exquisitely written, kaleidoscopic work that anchors a floating
postmodern world on pre-modern caissons of love, grief and
transcendent longing." --Richard Eder, " Los Angeles Times Book
Review"
"[Cunningham] has deftly created something original, a trio of
richly interwoven tales that alternate with one another chapter by
chapter, each of them entering the thoughts of a character as she
moves through the small details of a day . . . Cunningham's
emulation of such a revered writer as Woolf is courageous, and this
is his most mature and masterful work." --Jameson Currier, "The
Washington Post Book World"
"The triumph of "The Hours" is that it somehow manages to be both
artful and sincere, striking nary a false note . . . And the
triumph of the book is no less the triumph of its author. Just when
it seemed that it was no longer permissible to pay respect to the
literature of the past, Cunningham has done so with an undeniable
skill and depth of feeling." --Justin Cronin, "Philadelphia
Inquirer "
"Rich and beautifully nuanced scenes follow one upon the other . .
. [a] gargantuan accomplishment." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred,
boxed review)
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