No-Signal Area

Oleg and Nikola--hustlers, entrepreneurs, ambassadors of capitalism--have come to the town of N to build an obsolete turbine, never mind why. Enlisting the help of former engineer Sobotka, they reopen the old turbine factory, preaching the gospel of "self-organization" and bringing new life to the depressed post-communist town. But as the project spins out of control, Oleg and Nikola find themselves increasingly entangled with the locals, for whom this return to past prosperity brings bitter reckonings and reunions. At once a savage sendup of our current political moment and a rueful elegy for what might have been, this sprawling novel blends tragedy and comedy in its portrayal of ordinary people wondering where it all went wrong, and whether it could have gone any other way.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Published: 04/16/2020
ISBN: 9781609809706
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2020 pg. 35