Skip to content
Cover of Torpor

Torpor

by Chris Kraus

Man-woman relationshipsFictionFiction, generalNew york (n.y.), fictionMan-woman relationships, fictionEurope, eastern, fictionRomance fiction

A novel set in 1991, post-MTV, pre-AOL: Sylvie, longing for a life more like the TV show thirtysomething, sets off with her husband, Columbia University professor Jerome, to Romania to adopt a child.

Writing a summary for young readers…

For young readers

Book data: Open Library