Preparation for the Next Life : Winner of the 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
(Author) Atticus LishZou Lei is an illegal immigrant who works at a Chinese restaurant in Queens in search of a better life in the 'Land of the Brave'. Brad Skinner has recently arrived in New York following a tour in Iraq and is determined to party as hard as he can in order to start 'wanting to live again'. When their paths cross, they discover that new starts may be possible for both of them, if they can survive homelessness, lockup and Skinner's post-traumatic stress disorder, which may be more prophecy than madness.
Atticus Lish
Atticus Lish is an American novelist known for his debut novel, "Preparation for the Next Life," which won the 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. His writing style is raw, gritty, and unflinching, exploring the lives of marginalized characters with empathy and depth. Lish's work challenges societal norms and sheds light on overlooked voices in literature.