Zazen
Vanessa Veselka
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
<b><b><b>From the author of the National Book Award longlisted epic</b> <i>The Great Offshore Grounds</i>, here is the debut novel that launched her career&mdash;a story of activism, police violence, and white guilt in a not so distant dystopian America.</b> <br><b>&ldquo;An ambitious encapsulation of our modern times, <i>Zazen</i> tackles counterculture hipsters, geology, Buddhism, consumerism, terrorism, veganism, family drama, and, above all, love." &mdash;Judges' Citation, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize<br></b> </b><br>The world is on fire, and Della doesn't know what, if anything, she should do about it.<br>The America Della lives in is poised on the brink of war. Curfews and other restrictions give the police an excuse for violence. Customers at the vaguely vegan cafe where Della is working after dropping out of grad school debate which foreign countries are the best to flee to: Costa Rica? Bali? Della's parents&mdash;former revolutionaries&mdash;are more excited at the idea of...</br></br></br></br>