After Disasters
A Novel
by Viet Dinh
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Pub Date Sep 01 2016 | Archive Date Sep 13 2016
Description
Finalist for the 2017 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
Beautifully and hauntingly written, After Disasters is told through the eyes of four people in the wake of a life-shattering earthquake in India. An intricate story of love and loss weaves together the emotional and intimate narratives of Ted, a pharmaceutical salesman turned member of the Disaster Assistance Response Team; his colleague Piotr, who still carries with him the scars of the Bosnia conflict; Andy, a young firefighter eager to prove his worth; and Dev, a doctor on the ground racing against time and dwindling resources. Through time and place, hope and tragedy, love and lust, these four men put their lives at risk in a country where danger lurks everywhere.
O. Henry Prize–winning author Viet Dinh takes us on a moving and evocative journey through an India set with smoky funeral pyres, winding rivers that hold prayers and the deceased, and the rubble of Gujarat, a crumbling place wavering between life and death. As the four men fight to impose order on an increasingly chaotic city, where looting and threats of violence become more severe, they realize the first lives they save might be their own.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
“Viet Dinh takes on a multitude of voices in exploring the aftermath of disaster and the ways we fight to do more than survive. A promising debut from a writer whose stories I’ve been following for years. This is one to watch.” —Matthew Salesses, The Hundred-Year Flood
“After Disasters is a triumph of pulsating humanity and lyrical ambition. Viet Dinh has written a novel of tremendous range, vibrant scope, and astonishing detail—one that dares to consider the emotional dimensions of natural cataclysms, the conflicts faced by international aid relief workers, and the daily challenges of saving our own brief lives. After Disasters marks the debut of Viet Dinh’s brilliant career.” —Amber Dermont, New York Timesbestselling author of The Starboard Sea
“After Disasters is a wonderful read—the earthquake at the center of these stories permits the characters within them to reveal their essential selves, whether in weakness or heroism. The book has the breadth and sweep of a novel, leading the reader across time and geography, pursuing the trajectories of its protagonists with insight and empathy. Viet Dinh is a splendid writer.” —Antonya Nelson, author of Bound and Funny Once: Stories
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781477849996 |
| PRICE | $24.95 (USD) |
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