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This Is Not Civilization
In the tradition of Prague and White Teeth, This Is Not Civilization is an inspired, sweeping debut novel that hopscotches from Arizona to Central Asia to Istanbul with a well-meaning, if misguided, young Peace Corps volunteer. Jeff Hartig lies at the center of this modern take on the American-abroad tale, which brings together four people from vastly different backgrounds, each struggling with the push and pull of home. A young Apache, Adam Dale, forsakes the reservation for the promise of a world he knows little about. Anarbek Tashtanaliev, of post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, operates a cheese factory that no longer produces cheese. Nazira, his daughter, strains against the confines of their village's age-old traditions.
With captivating insight, realism, and humor, Robert Rosenberg delivers a sensitive story about the cost of trying to do good in the world.
With captivating insight, realism, and humor, Robert Rosenberg delivers a sensitive story about the cost of trying to do good in the world.
Book Details
- Publisher: Harper Perennial
- Publish Date: Apr 12nd, 2005
- Pages: 293
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.74in - 6.64in - 0.81in - 0.83lb
- EAN: 9780618562060
- Categories: • Literary• Women• Historical - 20th Century - World War II & Holocaust
About the Author
Rosenberg, Robert: -
ROBERT ROSENBERG held an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a master's in education. He lived in Kyrgyzstan, Istanbul, and Cibecue, a small Apache village.
Praise for this book
A wonderful work; highly recommended.
Library Journal Starred An ambitious, bighearted debut...intelligent, earnest, and highly readable.
Kirkus Reviews [A] Politically astute and surprisingly swift read.
TimeOut New York The details are bracing and exact...journalistic, humane and heart-wrenching. -- Christopher Buckley The New York Times Book Review What a generous, big-hearted book this is, perceptive enough to catch the goodness in [its characters].
Christian Science Monitor [an] ambitious, sincere book...[with] many lovely touches.
Newsday a well-written, engaging, and promising debut.
Booklist, ALA a brave adventure into the heart of a new world...sparkling.
Los Angeles Times Rollicking...pitch perfect...a vibrant mix of the serious and the absurd. Publishers Weekly
Library Journal Starred An ambitious, bighearted debut...intelligent, earnest, and highly readable.
Kirkus Reviews [A] Politically astute and surprisingly swift read.
TimeOut New York The details are bracing and exact...journalistic, humane and heart-wrenching. -- Christopher Buckley The New York Times Book Review What a generous, big-hearted book this is, perceptive enough to catch the goodness in [its characters].
Christian Science Monitor [an] ambitious, sincere book...[with] many lovely touches.
Newsday a well-written, engaging, and promising debut.
Booklist, ALA a brave adventure into the heart of a new world...sparkling.
Los Angeles Times Rollicking...pitch perfect...a vibrant mix of the serious and the absurd. Publishers Weekly