Overview
Brad 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.
This book title, Preparation for the Next Life (A Novel), ISBN: 9798217008179, by Atticus Lish, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (August 5, 2025) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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