The Leftovers

Name: The Leftovers
Author: Tom Perrotta

by Tom Perrotta

Novel exploring how a mysterious mass disappearance fractures a New Jersey community

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Tom Perrotta

American novelist whose suburban satires have become acclaimed films and television series, including Election and Little Children. His fiction examines the quiet desperation of American middle-class life with sympathy and wit. He is one of the most successful literary novelists with popular audiences.

More by Tom Perrotta

ElectionDark comedy about suburban lives disrupted by a high school election
Little ChildrenSatirical examination of suburban parental desire and transgression in contemporary America
Mrs. FletcherComing-of-age story of a woman rediscovering sexuality and identity after divorce
Tracy Flick Can't WinSequel returning to suburban politics through protagonist from original election novel