â€œThe NixÂ is a mother-son psychodrama with ghosts and politics, but itâ€™s also a tragicomedy about anger and sanctimony in America. . . . Nathan Hill is a maestro.â€

The Nix: A novel

â€œThe NixÂ is a mother-son psychodrama with ghosts and politics, but itâ€™s also a tragicomedy about anger and sanctimony in America. . . . Nathan Hill is a maestro.â€ â€”John IrvingÂ
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A Nix can take many forms. In Norwegian folklore, it is a spirit who sometimes appears as a white horse that steals children away. In Nathan Hillâ€™s remarkable first novel, a Nix is anything you love that one day disappears, taking with it a piece of your heart.Â

Itâ€™s 2011, and Samuel Andresen-Andersonâ€”college professor, stalled writerâ€”has a Nix of his own: his mother, Faye. He hasnâ€™t seen her in decades, not since she abandoned the family when he was a boy. Now sheâ€™s re-appeared, having committed an absurd crime that electrifies the nightly news, beguiles the internet, and inflames a politically divided country. The media paints Faye as aÂ radical hippie with a sordid past, but as far as Samuel knows, his mother was an ordinary girl who married her high-school sweetheart. Which version of his mother is true? Two facts are certain: sheâ€™s facing some serious charges, and she needs Samuelâ€™s help.

To save her, Samuel will have to embark on his own journey, uncovering long-buried secrets about the woman he thought he knew, secrets that stretch across generations and have their origin all the way back in Norway, home of the mysterious Nix. As he does so, Samuel will confront not only Fayeâ€™s losses but also his own lost love, and will relearn everything he thought he knew about his mother, and himself.

From the suburban Midwest to New York City to the 1968 riots that rocked Chicago and beyond, The Nix exploresâ€”with sharp humor and a fierce tendernessâ€”the resilience of love and home, even in times of radical change.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 44430398
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2016-08-30
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9781101946619

Country	USA
Brand	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	44430398
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2016-08-30
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9781101946619

The Nix: A novel

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