Gods Without Men

"""A reflection and an embodiment of our new world of flattened time and space. . . . Gorgeous and wise." --Douglas Coupland, "The New York Times Book Review" "A beautifully written echo chamber of a novel." --David Mitchell, author of "Cloud Atlas" "A gripping thriller . . . Kunzru uses his extraordinary gifts as a storyteller--his brightly textured prose, his empathetic understanding of his characters, his narrative flair--to turn a tabloidy tale into a genuinely moving portrait of a marriage and the difficulties of parenthood." --Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times" "Kunzru is wise beyond his years, [a] novelist in superb command of his craft. . . . In his dazzling new novel, a desert is the setting, hero and villain. . . . Here is where the walking wounded come to pray to Yahweh, Allah, Vishnu, Coyote, the Brothers of Light. Here are cynical veterans from WWII, hard-bitten GIs fresh from Iraq, randy communards, washed-up bankers, wasted groupies. Here is death, sex, and rock-and-roll." --Marie Arana, "The Washington Post" "A stunning achievement. . . . "Gods Without Men" will undoubtedly prove to be one of the most important works of fiction published this year." --Darren Richard Carlaw, "The New York Journal of Books""Kunzru weaves an array of competing stories, turning the novel into a kaleidoscope of clashing perspectives. . . . "Gods Without Men" stands out as a courageous attempt to engage with the complexities of faith and doubt in our postmodern world." --James Miller, "The New York Observer""[A] pitch-perfect masterwork." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "An astonishing tour de force." --"Kirkus "(starred review) "Gathers momentum, power, and a fierce clarify to deliver a rich panorama while detailing our mutual antagonisms and deepest spiritual needs . . . Extraordinary." --"Library Journal" (starred review) "Mind-bending... [a] thrill ride of a novel about searching for trut