Preparation for the Next Life: Soon to be a major motion picture
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'BLISTERING' THE TIMES * 'EXTRAORDINARY' FINANCIAL TIMES
WINNER OF THE 2015 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE BING LIU
A gut-wrenching love story set in the underbelly of New York, about the unexpected connection between an illegal Uyghur migrant and a damaged Iraq veteran.
*Winner of the New York City Book Award for Fiction*
*Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Fiction*
Set in the underbelly of New York, Preparation for the Next Life exposes an America as seen from the fringes of society and, in devastating detail, destroys the myth of the American Dream through two of the most remarkable characters in contemporary fiction. Powerful, realistic and raw, this is one of the most ambitious - and necessary - novels of our time.
New York Times Best of 2014
Wall Street Journal 's Best of 2014
Vanity Fair 's Best of 2014
Publishers Weekly 's Best of 2014
BuzzFeed 's Best of 2014
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015
Author: Atticus Lish
Format: Hardback, 432 pages, 135mm x 216mm
Published: 2015, Oneworld Publications, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
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'BLISTERING' THE TIMES * 'EXTRAORDINARY' FINANCIAL TIMES
WINNER OF THE 2015 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE BING LIU
A gut-wrenching love story set in the underbelly of New York, about the unexpected connection between an illegal Uyghur migrant and a damaged Iraq veteran.
*Winner of the New York City Book Award for Fiction*
*Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Fiction*
Set in the underbelly of New York, Preparation for the Next Life exposes an America as seen from the fringes of society and, in devastating detail, destroys the myth of the American Dream through two of the most remarkable characters in contemporary fiction. Powerful, realistic and raw, this is one of the most ambitious - and necessary - novels of our time.
New York Times Best of 2014
Wall Street Journal 's Best of 2014
Vanity Fair 's Best of 2014
Publishers Weekly 's Best of 2014
BuzzFeed 's Best of 2014
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015
Preparation for the Next Life: Soon to be a major motion picture