The Great Believers
What's it about
Ever wondered how a community can find hope and resilience in the face of an overwhelming crisis? Discover the profound power of friendship and memory to heal even the deepest wounds, showing you how human connection can triumph over tragedy. This story transports you to two distinct eras. You'll join Yale Tishman in 1980s Chicago as he navigates the art world while the AIDS epidemic devastates his circle of friends. Thirty years later, you'll follow his friend Fiona in Paris as she searches for her estranged daughter and confronts the long-term echoes of that painful past. Learn how love, loss, and art intertwine across decades.
Meet the author
Rebecca Makkai is the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist whose novel, The Great Believers, has been lauded as a definitive chronicle of the AIDS epidemic in Chicago. She spent years conducting immersive research, interviewing survivors and medical professionals to honor the stories of a generation devastated by loss. This deep dedication allowed her to craft a profoundly empathetic and historically vital narrative, solidifying her status as one of her generation's most important literary voices.
What's it about
Ever wondered how a community can find hope and resilience in the face of an overwhelming crisis? Discover the profound power of friendship and memory to heal even the deepest wounds, showing you how human connection can triumph over tragedy. This story transports you to two distinct eras. You'll join Yale Tishman in 1980s Chicago as he navigates the art world while the AIDS epidemic devastates his circle of friends. Thirty years later, you'll follow his friend Fiona in Paris as she searches for her estranged daughter and confronts the long-term echoes of that painful past. Learn how love, loss, and art intertwine across decades.
Meet the author
Rebecca Makkai is the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist whose novel, The Great Believers, has been lauded as a definitive chronicle of the AIDS epidemic in Chicago. She spent years conducting immersive research, interviewing survivors and medical professionals to honor the stories of a generation devastated by loss. This deep dedication allowed her to craft a profoundly empathetic and historically vital narrative, solidifying her status as one of her generation's most important literary voices.
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