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Sarah MangusoLiars: A Novel
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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Authorial Context: Sarah Manguso
Sarah Manguso is a celebrated author whose works blend memoir, fiction, and poetry, often exploring themes of personal identity, relationships, and the passage of time. Her tenth book, Liars, continues her tradition of deeply introspective storytelling, offering readers a nuanced examination of a failing marriage and the resilience of its protagonist. With writing translated into fifteen languages, Manguso’s influence is far-reaching, and her ability to dissect the human condition resonates globally.
Manguso’s literary career is marked by versatility across genres. Her previous novel, Very Cold People, received critical acclaim, earning longlist recognition for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, the Wingate Literary Prize, and the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award. Her forthcoming book, Questions Without Answers (2025), promises to be an innovative work of philosophy, created in collaboration with children and illustrated by Liana Finck. Beyond fiction, Manguso has authored several nonfiction texts, including Ongoingness: The End of a Diary, a meditation on motherhood and time, and The Two Kinds of Decay, a memoir of her struggles with chronic illness. Her essay-in-aphorisms, 300 Arguments, exemplifies her talent for compressing profound ideas into brief, powerful reflections.
