Less (novel)

Less
First edition cover
AuthorAndrew Sean Greer
IllustratorLilli Carré[1]
Cover artistLeo Espinosa (art)[2]
Julianna Lee (design)[2]
PublisherLee Boudreaux Books
Publication date
July 18, 2017[3]
Publication placeNew York
Pages272[4]
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Fiction (2018)
ISBN978-0-316-31612-5
OCLC962814984
813/.54
LC ClassPS3557.R3987 L47 2017
Followed byLess Is Lost 

Less is a 2017 satirical novel by American author Andrew Sean Greer.[5] The plot follows writer Arthur Less as he travels the world on a literary tour to numb his loss of the man he loves.

The novel won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The sequel Less Is Lost was published in 2022.[6]

  1. ^ Andrew Sean Greer (October 23, 2017). "Andrew Sean Greer "Art Is Transforming"". Klat Magazine (Interview). Interviewed by Enrico Rotelli. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Andrew Sean Greer (July 18, 2017). Less (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): A Novel. Little, Brown. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-0-316-31614-9.
  3. ^ "The On-Sale Calendar: July 2017". Publishers Weekly. March 16, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Buckley, Christopher (July 24, 2017). "June's Book Club Pick: 'Less,' by Andrew Sean Greer". The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Gale, Patrick (June 1, 2018). "Less by Andrew Sean Greer review – a literary skewering of stealthy genius". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Thomas-Corr, Johanna (September 18, 2022). "Less Is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer review – diminishing returns". The Observer. Retrieved October 14, 2022.