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The Names of the New World

by Kawai Strong Washburn

A city remade by disaster

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A city remade by disaster

A superstorm levels parts of Minneapolis, bringing three people into an unlikely bond that will shape the next twenty-five years of their lives. The available description introduces Naomi, a lawyer who also fights amateur MMA and has migrated from Hawai‘i, searching for a sense of meaning. Against the scale of a citywide catastrophe, the novel’s stated concerns with ambition and resilience are grounded in one person’s effort to find direction. The supplied description ends before introducing the other two people, so the scope of their stories remains unclear.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in literary fiction shaped by a large-scale disaster.
  • Readers drawn to stories involving migration, ambition, and the search for meaning.
  • Readers interested in a character who balances legal work with amateur MMA fighting.

Themes

Disaster and its aftermathMigration and belongingAmbition and resilienceSearching for meaning

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Book overview

"An epic account of the fight for human dignity and an intimate, unforgettable story of love, ambition, and resilience." --Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Wayfinder

The highly anticipated second novel from the award-winning author Kawai Strong Washburn: an extraordinary saga of resilience and ambition in the face of a chaotic world.

A ferocious superstorm strikes Minneapolis, leveling large swaths of the city in a matter of minutes. In the storm's wake, three people forge an unlikely bond that will shape their lives for the next twenty five years: Naomi, a disillusioned lawyer by day and amateur MMA fighter by night, searching for the meaning she's lost after migrating from Hawai'i; Amar

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