The author of the critically acclaimed, Campbell Awardâwinning Central Station returns with a subversive new novel evoking The Yiddish Policemenâs Union and The City and the City.
When pulp-fiction writer Lior Tirosh returns to his homeland in East Africa, much has changed. Palestinaâa Jewish state established in the early 20th centuryâis constructing a massive border wall to keep out African refugees. Unrest in the capital, Ararat, is at fever pitch.
While searching for his missing niece, Tirosh begins to act as though he is a detective from one of his own novels. He is pursued by ruthless members of the stateâs security apparatus while unearthing deadly conspiracies and impossible realities. For if it is possible for more than one Palestina to exist, the barriers between the worlds are beginning to break.
Lavie Tidhar is the World Fantasy Awardâwinning author of Osama, in addition to many other works. He works across genres, combining detective and thriller modes with poetry, science fiction, and historical and autobiographical material. His work has been compared to that of Philip K. Dick by the London Guardian and the Financial Times.
Andrew Fallaize is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.