02/24/2012 7:00 pm
Location:
- Street:
- 1200 11th St
- City:
- Bellingham ,
- Province:
- Washington
- Postal Code:
- 98225-7015
- Country:
- United States
What if the sides in the Iraq War were switched? What would we make of them then? The Mirage is Matt Ruff’s attempt to tell a 9/11 story unlike any other. Set in an alternate reality, this brilliant new novel turns everything we think we know about the War on Terror on its head, and takes the notion of "What if?" to a whole new level.Matt Ruff marries his knack for dizzying plot twists to the most timely and relevant of topics. The multilayered narrative incorporates conspiracy theory, political and moral intrigue, gripping human drama, thrilling action, and an international cast of characters—including such real-life figures as Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden, reimagined for a radically different Middle East.
Matt Ruff is the author of the award-winning novels Bad Monkeys and Set This House in Order, as well as the cult classics Fool on the Hill and Sewer, Gas & Electric: The Public Works Trilogy. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. He lives in Seattle, WA with his wife, Lisa Gold.
2012 Chuckanut Writers Conference
