Right of Thirst - A Novel

Zusatztext "Resonant. . . . vivid and compassionate. . . . A timely! disquieting reflection on mortality! war and the startling dichotomy between the affluent West and the impoverished Third World." Informationen zum Autor Frank Huyler is an emergency physician in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the author of the  The Blood of Strangers, The  Laws of Invisible Things , and  Right of Thirst . His poetry has appeared in  The Atlantic Monthly ,  The Georgia Review , and  Poetry , among others. Klappentext Shattered by his wife's death, and by his own role in it, successful cardiologist Charles Anderson volunteers to assist with earthquake relief in an impoverished Islamic country in a constant state of conflict with its neighbor. But when the refugees he's come to help do not appear and artillery begins to fall in the distance along the border, the story takes an unexpected turn.This haunting, resonant tour de force about one man's desire to live a moral life offers a moving exploration of the tensions between poverty and wealth, the ethics of intervention, the deep cultural differences that divide the world, and the essential human similarities that unite it. Zusammenfassung Shattered by his wife's death! and by his own role in it! successful cardiologist Charles Anderson volunteers to assist with earthquake relief in an impoverished Islamic country in a constant state of conflict with its neighbor. But when the refugees he's come to help do not appear and artillery begins to fall in the distance along the border! the story takes an unexpected turn. This haunting! resonant tour de force about one man's desire to live a moral life offers a moving exploration of the tensions between poverty and wealth! the ethics of intervention! the deep cultural differences that divide the world! and the essential human similarities that unite it.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Frank Huyler
• Verlag: Harper Perennial USA
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 21.04.2009
• EAN: 9780061687549
• ISBN: 978-0-06-168754-9
• Seiten: 384
• Abmessung: 135 mm x 203 mm x 22 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Science Fiction, Fantasy; Historical fiction, Medical Thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction, United States of America, USA, Anthologies: general, Fiction: general and literary, Historical crime and mysteries, Religious and spiritual fiction, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Thrillers / Historical, FICTION: General, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Science Fiction / General, FICTION: Thrillers / Military, FICTION: War & Military, FICTION: Disaster, FICTION: Muslim