{"product_id":"gods-without-men-paperback","title":"Gods Without Men - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHari Kunzru\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJaz and Lisa Matharu are plunged into a public hell after their son, Raj, vanishes during a family vacation in the California desert. However, the Mojave is a place of strange power. Before Raj reappears-- inexplicably unharmed, but not unchanged--the fate of this young family will intersect with that of many others, both past and present, who have traveled through this odd, remote town in the shadow of a mysterious rock formation known as the Pinnacles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong them are an 18th-century Spanish missionary, a former WWII aviation engineer turned desert-cult messiah, and an incognito rock star on the run. As their stories collide and build upon one another, \u003ci\u003eGods Without Men\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a heartfelt exploration of the search for meaning in a chaotic universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHari Kunzru\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Impressionist, Transmission, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e My Revolutions, \u003c\/i\u003e and is the recipient of the Somerset Maugham Award, the Betty Trask Prize from the Society of Authors, a British Book Award, and the Pushcart Prize. \u003ci\u003eGranta \u003c\/i\u003ehas named him one of its twenty best young British novelists, and he was a Fellow at the New York Public Library's Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. His work has been translated into twenty-one languages, and his short stories and journalism have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e London Review of Books, Wired, \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e New Statesman. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.harikunzru.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 7.99 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134643409031,"sku":"9780307946973","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7f668223ff6d459cb90b81c3a2abdbcb.webp?v=1732643337","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/gods-without-men-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}