Netherland -- Joseph O'Neill, Paperback

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - WINNER OF THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD - "Netherland tells the fragmented story of a man in exile--from home, family and, most poignantly, from himself." --Washington Post Book World

In a New York City made phantasmagorical by the events of 9/11, and left alone after his English wife and son return to London, Hans van den Broek stumbles upon the vibrant New York subculture of cricket, where he revisits his lost childhood and, thanks to a friendship with a charismatic and charming Trinidadian named Chuck Ramkissoon, begins to reconnect with his life and his adopted country. As the two men share their vastly different experiences of contemporary immigrant life in America, an unforgettable portrait emerges of an "other" New York populated by immigrants and strivers of every race and nationality.

Author: Joseph O'Neill
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 05/07/2009
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.24w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780307388773
Award: International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 05/31/2009 pg. 32
People Weekly 06/01/2009 pg. 53
Newsweek 08/09/2010 pg. 53
Entertainment Weekly 08/12/2011 pg. 76

About the Author
Joseph O'Neill was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1964 and grew up in Mozambique, South Africa, Iran, Turkey, and Holland. His previous works include the novels This Is the Life and The Breezes and the nonfiction book Blood-Dark Track, a family history centered on the mysterious imprisonment of both his grandfathers during World War II, which was a New York Times Notable Book. He writes regularly for The Atlantic Monthly. He lives with his family in New York City.