Preparation for the Next Life

'BLISTERING' THE TIMES * 'EXTRAORDINARY' FINANCIAL TIMESSOON TO BE A MJAOR MOTION PICTUREA 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 2014Wall Street Journal's Best of 2014Vanity Fair's Best of 2014Publishers Weekly's Best of 2014BuzzFeed's Best of 2014New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015

About the author

Atticus Lish is the author of Life is With People. The son of legendary writer and editor Gordon Lish, he has worked in a Styrofoam factory, as a construction labourer, a personal trainer, moving man, security guard and telemarketer. He served a brief stretch in the Marine Corps in the war-free period between Gulf One and 9/11. He lives in New York.

Product details

• Authors: Atticus Lish, Lish Atticus
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.02.2016
• EAN: 9781780748337
• ISBN: 978-1-78074-833-7
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 199 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Islam, Romance, New York City, FICTION / General, FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Romance / General, FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction & related items, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / City Life, FICTION / Political, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance, Social & cultural history, FICTION / Romance / Multicultural & Interracial, Politics & government, Migration, immigration & emigration, Family & relationships, Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration, Politics and government, Iraq, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Military veterans, FICTION / Urban & Street Lit, Islamic Life & Practice, Iraq War, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary