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An edition of The submission (2011)

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"When a Muslim architect wins a blind contest to design a Ground Zero Memorial, a city of eleven million people takes notice. Waldman, a former bureau chief for the New York Times, explores a diversity of viewpoints around this fictional event, bringing in politicians, businessmen, journalists, activists, and normal people whose lives--whether by happenstance, choice, or even due to their country of origin--get caught up in the controversy. Incredibly, she manages to keep all the balls in the air without ever fumbling. The story is moving and keeps the pages turning, but there are also bigger themes at work: of individuals versus groups; about the purpose of art, commerce, government, and journalism in society; of how people respond to grief and terror. The result is honest, compelling, and breathtaking."--Chris Schluep, Amazon Best Book of the Month.

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William Heinemann, Random House Export
Language
English
Pages
299

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Subjects
Designs and plans, Memorials, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, Fiction, Muslims, Architects, Design and construction, Monuments, Social aspects, September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) fast (OCoLC)fst01112794, September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, psychological, September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001, fiction, Fiction, general

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2011, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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2011, William Heinemann, Random House Export
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2011, HarperCollins
in English - 1st Canadian ed.
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"When a Muslim architect wins a blind contest to design a Ground Zero Memorial, a city of eleven million people takes notice. Waldman, a former bureau chief for the New York Times, explores a diversity of viewpoints around this fictional event, bringing in politicians, businessmen, journalists, activists, and normal people whose lives
whether by happenstance, choice, or even due to their country of origin
get caught up in the controversy. Incredibly, she manages to keep all the balls in the air without ever fumbling. The story is moving and keeps the pages turning, but there are also bigger themes at work: of individuals versus groups; about the purpose of art, commerce, government, and journalism in society; of how people respond to grief and terror. The result is honest, compelling, and breathtaking."
Chris Schluep, Amazon Best Book of the Month.

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Dewey Decimal Class
813/.6
Library of Congress
PS3623.A35675 S83 2011, PS3623.A35675

The Physical Object

Pagination
299 pages
Number of pages
299

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OL32145113M
Internet Archive
submission0000wald
ISBN 10
043401933X, 0434019321
ISBN 13
9780434019335, 9780434019328
OCLC/WorldCat
748735690
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When Mohammad Khan, an American Muslim, is selected as the designer of a memorial for the victims of a terrorist attack on Manhattan, Claire Burwell, a woman widowed by the attack, becomes his fiercest defender. She soon comes under pressure from outraged family members and collides with hungry journalists, opportunistic politicians, and even Khan himself.

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