![]() ![]() Maybe he could have been a child worth sticking around for.īut Samuel did not know his mother was leaving. Maybe he could have acted differently, spoken differently, been a different person. He might have listened more carefully to her, observed her more closely, written certain crucial things down. If Samuel had known his mother was leaving, he might have paid more attention. Hear more author conversations from Here & Nowīook Excerpt: 'The Nix' The cover of "The Nix," by Nathan Hill.Hill joins Here & Now's Robin Young to talk about the book and getting it published after years as a struggling writer. The book centers on would-be writer Samuel, who goes in search of the true story of his mother, who abandoned the family when he was a child and gets caught on camera throwing rocks at a politician. Nathan Hill’s first novel "The Nix" is drawing comparisons to John Irving and Charles Dickens. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) This article is more than 6 years old. ![]()
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