Author: Nicole Krauss

Quotes

My first novel, 'Man Walks Into a Room,' is about a man who's lost his memory and has to start a second life. On one level, it's about how we create a coherent sense of self.

My first novel, 'Man Walks Into a Room,' is about a man who's lost his memory and has to start a second life. On one level, it's about how we create a coherent sense of self.

- Nicole Krauss

When the word 'nostalgia' was coined in the 18th century, it was used to describe a pathology - not so much a sense of lost time, but a severe homesickness.

When the word 'nostalgia' was coined in the 18th century, it was used to describe a pathology - not so much a sense of lost time, but a severe homesickness.

- Nicole Krauss

To me, this is the singular privilege of reading literature: we are allowed to step into another's life.

To me, this is the singular privilege of reading literature: we are allowed to step into another's life.

- Nicole Krauss

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