Last day : a novel /
"The fates of a cast of seemingly unconnected people converge during the celebration of an ancient holiday in a thought-provoking debut that brings to mind such novels as Station Eleven and The Age of Miracles. In Domenica Ruta's profoundly original debut novel, the end of the world comes...
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Spiegel & Grau,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | [2019] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
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Summary: |
"The fates of a cast of seemingly unconnected people converge during the celebration of an ancient holiday in a thought-provoking debut that brings to mind such novels as Station Eleven and The Age of Miracles. In Domenica Ruta's profoundly original debut novel, the end of the world comes every year. Or at least it's supposed to. On May 3, humanity comes together to anticipate the planet's demise--and to celebrate as if the day were truly their last. Sarah is a bookish teenager infatuated with Kurt, a tattoo artist, whom she met at her parents' Last Day celebration a year earlier. Kurt is st |
Carrier Form: | 258 pages ; 24 cm |
ISBN: |
9781984855879 9780525510819 0525510818 1984855875 |
Index Number: | PS3618 |
CLC: | I712.45 |
Call Number: | I712.45/R972 |