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From the internationally acclaimed author of The Middle Stories and Ticknor comes a bold interrogation into the possibility of a beautiful life. How Should a Person Be? is a novel of many identities: an autobiography of the mind, a postmodern self-help book, and a fictionalized portrait of the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Margaux Williamson: Painter, artiste and friend of Sheila's
- Misha: Margaux' boyfriend/live-in lover
- Ryan: Sheila's drinking buddy
- Israel: Sheila's self-absorbed artist lover, who works in a bakery, too
- Sholem: Artist and friend of Sheila and Margaux
- Jon: Sholem's boyfriend
- Solomon: NYC copy shop owner
- Sheila: The main character, a playwright
- Sammy: Add a description of this character.
- Alfio
- Uri: The salon owner and Sheila's mentor where she works
- Jen: The friend that Sheila stays with in NYC when she moves down
- Cappy
- Andy Warhol: Famous 20th c. artist
- Ben
- Milton: The writer, John Milton
- Daniel
- Moses: Jewish leader ordered by G-d to save the Jewish people and lead them out of slavery from Egypt to the Promised Land of Israel.
- Ms. Oddi: Character in Sheila's play
- Margaret Mead: Anthropologist
- Anthony: The top hair stylist narcissist at Uri's place, with a sense of entitlement
- Nietzsche: Philosopher
- Eli Langer: Controversial artist that everyone loves
- Anjali: Becomes friends with Sheila after she and Jen attend a party in NYC. Anjali is very thin and has a French father and Indian mother.
- Enid: Solomon's wife at the copy shop
- Ann
- Paul Petro
- Manet: French 19th c. artist - one of Sheila's favorite artists
First Sentence edit
How should a person be? For years and years I asked it of everyone I met. I was always watching to see what they were going to do in any situation, so I could do it too. I was always listening to their answers, so I could make them my answers too. In everyone, there was something to envy.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sheila Heti (Author)
Awards edit
- Women's Prize for Fiction (Finalist, 2013, Longlist)
Subjects edit
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