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First time novelist, amy waldman, has created a gutpunch of a novel in the submission, a tale that wonders. A remarkably bold and ambitious debut, the submission is peopled with journalists, activists, mourners, and bureaucrats who struggle for advantage and fight for their ideals. Ten years after 911, a dazzling, kaleidoscopic novel reimagines its aftermath and wonders what would happen if a muslimamerican was blindly chosen to. The story opens two years after the attacks, with a jury. Set two years after 911, it opens with a jury presiding over an anonymous contest to select the design for a memorial though the attacks of september 11 are never referred to by name, they are clearly the inspiration. Entertainment weeklys favorite novel of 2011 esquires 2011 book of the year a new york times notable book for 2011 a washington post notable fiction book for 2011 one of nprs 10 best novels of 2011 ten years after 911, a dazzling. In this deeply humane novel, the breadth of amy waldmans cast of characters is matched by her startling ability to conjure individual lives from their own points of view. Set two years after 911, it opens with a jury presiding over an anonymous contest to select the design for a memorial though the attacks of september. She speaks in bengali of the peaceful nature and beauty of islam and points out that muslims dont try to. Amy waldman born may 21, 1969 is an american author and journalist. A jury gathers in manhattan to select a memorial for the victims of a devastating terrorist attack.
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