States of emergency : a novel / Chris Knapp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knapp, Chris (Novelist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infertility--Alternative treatment--Fiction.

Infertility.

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.

Man-woman relationships.

Heat waves (Meteorology)--Fiction.

Heat waves (Meteorology).

Paris (France)--Fiction.

Paris (France).

Genre:

Novels

Physical Description:

312 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : The Unnamed Press, 2024.

Summary:

"In the summer of 2015, a young couple--an American and his French wife--undergo fertility treatment in Paris. They settle in to wait for the results as a heatwave paralyzes the city. As the heat rises, a state of emergency is declared and tempers flare, leaving cracks in the foundation of their marriage. In the months that follow, they find themselves navigating a confluence of world crises and historical forces that affect each in ways the other struggles to understand. Against this backdrop of existential dread, the fissures in their marriage widen as they confront their everyday apocalypse. An ongoing conversation begins: one that moves backward and forward in time, swings between hope and despair, dry laughter and hard fury, all in an effort toward reconciliation. How will their conflicting ideas about how to build a life together--how to love each other--survive in the face of a future that's collapsing before their eyes?" -- Publisher's description.

ISBN:

1961884046

9781961884045

OCLC:

1398212000