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Preparation for the Next Life: A Novel (PEN/Faulkner Award Winner for Fiction)

Preparation for the Next Life

Penned By Atticus Lish
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Preparation for the Next Life: A Novel (PEN/Faulkner Award Winner for Fiction)

Preparation for the Next Life

Penned By Atticus Lish
4.85 19,564 Ratings
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WINNER OF THE PEN/FAULKNER PRIZE • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A BEST BOOK OF 2014: The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, Publishers Weekly, BuzzFeed • SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREBrad Skinner hitchhikes to New York, newly returned from three tours in Iraq, hoping to exorcise his demons and reacclimate to American society. Zou Lei, an undocumented immigrant from Central Asia, catches a bus into the city, searching for a way to get by—or at least stay out of jail. Skinner and Zou Lei meet each other in the margins of Queens, each finding something they long for in the other, and their unlikely love story becomes the beating heart of this story.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, Preparation for the Next Life is one of the most ambitious—and necessary—novels of our time.

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Released November 11, 2014
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Atticus Lish is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Atticus Lish enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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