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An intimate, suspenseful, and provocative portrait of friendship and love at its limits, and a timely exploration of class tensions and corporate excess in America When Eli first meets Sam Westergard, he is dazzled by his new friend's charisma, energy, and determined passion. Both graduate students in New York City, the two young men bond over their idealism, their love of poetry, and their commitment to socialism, both in theory and practice - this last taking the form of an organized protest against Soline, a giant energy company that has speculated away the jobs and savings of thousands. As an Occupy-like group begins to coalesce around him, Eli realizes that some of his fellow intellectuals are more deeply - and dangerously - devoted to the cause than others.
About the Author
Ryan McIlvain is a novelist and essayist living in Los Angeles. His debut novel, Elders (Hogarth/Random House) , was longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. His shorter fiction and nonfiction have appeared in venues like The Paris Review, Post Road, and The Rumpus, and have received honorable mentions in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Nonrequired Reading. A former Stegner Fellow in Fiction at Stanford, McIlvain has taught writing and literature at Rutgers, Stanford, and USC
