We the Animals
First edition | |
| Author | Justin Torres |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Bildungsroman |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Publication date | September 2, 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover), audiobook, ebook |
| Pages | 144 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0-547-57672-5 (hardcover 1st ed.) |
| OCLC | 694830162 |
| 813/.6 | |
We the Animals (2011) is the debut novel by American author Justin Torres. It is a bildungsroman about three wild brothers of white and Puerto Rican parentage who live a rough and tumble childhood in rural upstate New York during the 1980s. The youngest brother, protagonist of the story, eventually breaks away from the rest of the family.
The novel is semi-autobiographical and is loosely based on Torres's own life growing up in upstate New York.