Gods Without Men Av Hari Kunzru

<p><b><i>Gods Without Men</i></b><b> is Hari Kunzru''s epic novel of intertwined lives and a vast expanse of American desert.</b><br><br>In the Californian desert . . .<br><br>A four-year-old boy goes missing.<br>A British rock star goes quietly mad.<br>An alien-worshipping cult is born.<br>An Iraqi teenager takes part in a war game.<br><br>In a remote town, near a rock formation known as The Pinnacles, lives intertwine, stories echo, and the universal search for meaning and connection continues.<br><br><br>''Kunzru''s great American novel'' <i> Independent<br></i><br>''Readers speak of it in hushed tones as conveying the secrets of the universe'' <i>Newsday<br><br></i>''Extraordinary, smart, innovative, a revelation. Has the counterculture feel of a late-1960s US campus hit - something by Vonnegut or Pynchon or Wolfe. Genuinely interesting and exhilarating. Extremely enjoyable'' <i>Guardian<br><br></i>''Astonishing, mind-blowing. One of the most original novels I''ve read in years'' <