Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner modern fiction these shards tell the story

these shards tell the story of how a seemingly ordinary Jewish family somehow managed to survive the myriad persecutions and repressions of the last century

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‘What an amazing piece of work this is

' -- Robert Saviano '[Collusion is] a superb piece of work

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner modern fiction these shards tell the storySadie Smith a thirty four year old American undercover agent of ruthless tactics and bold opinions is sent by her mysterious but powerful employers to a remote corner of France. Her mission: to infiltrate a commune of radical eco activists influenced by the beliefs of an enigmatic elder, Bruno Lacombe, who has rejected civilisation, lives in a Neanderthal cave, and believes the path to enlightenment is a return to primitivism. Sadie casts her cynical