Gish Jen
Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United StatesThe time: not so long from now. The place: AutoAmerica. The land: half under water. The Internet: one part artificial intelligence, one part surveillance technology, and oddly human. The people: divided. The angel-fair “Netted” have jobs, and literally occupy the high ground. The “Surplus” live on swampland if they’re lucky, on water if they’re not. A moving story of an America that seems ever more possible, Gish Jen’s The Resisters (Knopf) is the tale of one family struggling to maintain its humanity and normalcy in circumstances that threaten their every value – as well as their existence.