The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is a literary novel that follows Theo Decker, a boy who survives a tragic terrorist attack at an art museum that kills his mother. Clinging to a priceless painting, he is drawn into a world of grief, guilt, crime, and identity struggles as he grows up. The story explores loss, obsession, art, and the search for meaning in life.
Note: Contemporary Fiction, Literary / Drama.

