A second American Civil War, a devastating plague, and one family caught deep in the middle-this gripping debut novel asks what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons upon itself.Rick Simonson, Rick Simonson, Seattle, WA
Underlying it all, there are also surprise moments of human tenderness and beauty.”
Omar El Akkad has written an unblinking, visionary book about this country, its relationship with itself, and its place and effect in the larger world. However convenient such labels are, this book transcends easy labels with its visceral immediacy, its vivid and unforgettable characters, its blasted, wasted, ‘high water everywhere’ landscapes, and its harrowing course of action. “A novel with as much desolation and devastation as Omar El Akkad’s ferocious American War, set in a time that is beyond ours but in the scope of now, is usually tagged as dystopian. Paul, MN Summer 2018 Reading Group Indie Next List Matt Keliher (E), SubText: A Bookstore, St. This will be one of the most discussed books of the year, and I cannot wait to put it in the hands of all readers looking to be changed.” At once, it means that America is again at war, but at times reflects the ways in which the true, actual wars that America has perpetrated on Earth have affected the lives of millions of people. The title, American War, is a shape-shifter. The characters in this story are fully developed and individual, yet their histories - their stories - extend into the histories of all those displaced and affected by the forces of war. He imagines a world in a not-too-distant future where Americans are at war with each other once again.
“Omar El Akkad has delivered a stunning debut.
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