“I knew I was in the vicinity of a serious lesson, if not about how to live life, then at least how to put some poetry into your craven retreat from it.”
Book:Home Land: A Novel
Quote by Sam Lipsyte
Work
Home Land: A Novel
This novel delves into the complexities of personal identity and the search for a sense of home, set against the backdrop of modern life. more
Author
Sam Lipsyte
Sam Lipsyte, born in 1968, is an American novelist known for his satirical and darkly humorous writing, which primarily explores the absurdity and hypocrisy of modern urban life. more
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