A Disorder Peculiar to the Country
KEN KALFUS

A Disorder Peculiar to the Country by Ken Kalfus 22 reviews (2006) (256p) National Book Award Finalist

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Book Description

Joyce and Marshall each think the other is killed on September 11—and must swallow their disappointment when the other arrives home. As their bitter divorce is further complicated by anthrax scares, suicide bombs, and foreign wars, they suffer, in ways unexpectedly personal and increasingly ludicrous, the many strange ravages of our time. In this astonishing black comedy, Kalfus suggests how our nation's public calamities have encroached upon our most private illusions.

Other Award Winning Books by Ken Kalfus

Pu-239 and Other Russian Fantasies by Ken Kalfus 13 reviews (1999) (304p) (PF) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Ken Kalfus Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 2   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 2   Pulitzer Prize Wins 0   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 0   National Book Award Wins 0   National Book Award Nominations 1 A Disorder Peculiar to the Country ·   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 1 Pu-239 and Other Russian Fantasies ·

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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