An indelible work from a strikingly original voice in American fiction.
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Atticus Lish is an American novelist whose debut work achieved unexpected success and garnered multiple awards. His prose often delves into the depths of human experience, exploring themes of survival and identity. Lish's distinctive style is marked by its raw honesty and piercing insight into the world around us. His writing offers readers an intense and unforgettable experience.
- 2021
- 2015
Preparation for the Next Life
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Zou Lei is an illegal immigrant who works at a Chinese restaurant in Queens in search of a better life in the 'Land of the Brave'. Brad Skinner has recently arrived in New York following a tour in Iraq and is determined to party as hard as he can in order to start 'wanting to live again'. When their paths cross, they discover that new starts may be possible for both of them, if they can survive homelessness, lockup and Skinner's post-traumatic stress disorder, which may be more prophecy than madness.
