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Until I Find You

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Until I Find You is a deeply introspective and emotionally resonant novel by acclaimed American author John Irving. The story follows Jack Burns, an actor and writer, on a lifelong journey shaped by loss, memory, and the search for identity. As Jack recounts his childhood—accompanying his tattoo-artist mother through the churches and cities of Northern Europe in search of his absent father—he slowly uncovers painful truths that have long been obscured by deception and trauma. Through richly developed characters and a nonlinear narrative, Irving explores complex themes such as the unreliability of memory, childhood vulnerability, sexual trauma, and the lingering impact of familial secrets. At once poignant, disturbing, and darkly humorous, Until I Find You is a powerful meditation on how the past informs the present, and how healing begins with confronting the truth.

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Series Title

Novel

Call Number

823 IRV u

Publisher

America : Ballantine Books., 2006

Collation

xvi + 839 hlm.: 10 x 17 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-345-49230-7

Classification

823

Content Type

text

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Edition

1

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Novel
Literary Fiction – Memory, Identity, and Self-Disc
Psychological Fiction – Childhood Trauma and Recov
Family Relationships – Estrangement and Reconcilia
Coming-of-Age – Search for Father and Personal Gro
Contemporary American Fiction – Emotional and Narr

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