. How High We Go in the Dark. A Novel

Title. How High We Go in the Dark. A Novel
Year for Search2022
AuthorsNagamatsu, Sequoia
Pagination293 pp
Date Published2022
PublisherWilliam Morrow
Place PublishedNew York
ISBN Number978-0063072640
KeywordsJapanese American author, Male author
Annotation

A complex pandemic novel that begins with the discovery of an ancient corpse in the Arctic that is genetically Neanderthal and alien and contains a virus the spreads rapidly around the world with the ending explaining her origin. The bulk of the novel deals with a number of people, including some who survive, dealing with the rising death toll, with the funeral industry becoming the most important power center.

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Author Note

The Japanese American author teaches writing at St. Olaf College

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2022 Nagamatsu, Sequoia. How High We Go in the Dark. A Novel. New York: William Morrow. 293 pp. Public

A complex pandemic novel that begins with the discovery of an ancient corpse in the Arctic that is genetically Neanderthal and alien and contains a virus the spreads rapidly around the world with the ending explaining her origin. The bulk of the novel deals with a number of people, including some who survive, dealing with the rising death toll, with the funeral industry becoming the most important power center. The Japanese American author teaches writing at St. Olaf College.